Well I'll tell you a story about a girl that I know
Sure I met her at a dance below in Ballinasloe
Well she was kind of cute but I was very shy
And sure every time she passed me by she gave me the glad eye.
Chorus
Oh a cow kicked Nellie in the belly in the barn
And Nelly said the cow didn't do one bit of harm
Well I'll give her a bottle and a bottle of the best
If she let me put me two arms right around her waist.

Sure I plucked up some courage and I asked her for a dance
And we danced all around the Ballroom Of Romance
She said her name was Nelly and she came from Ballinasloe
But she got a dreadful shock there many years ago.

Oh a cow kicked Nellie in the belly in the barn
And Nelly said the cow didn't do one bit of harm
Well I'll give her a bottle and a bottle of the best
If she let me put me two arms right around her waist.

Well Nellie said Moore you are very bold
But Nelly sure, I said, it's you I want to hold
So can I take you home in me auld Transit Van
Sure I'll put me arms around you and we'll have a bit of fun.
Repeat Chorus.
Well I took Nellie home in me auld Transit Van
And all along the road she held me by the hand
Then she took me to the barn where she got that dreadful shock
And we had a great auld craic until nearly six o'clock.
Repeat Chorus