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Lyr Req: Nice Nellie Naylor

23 Jul 01 - 02:56 PM (#512722)
Subject: Nice Nellie Naylor
From: GUEST,Bill.Barnert@teradyne.com

I can recall about three verses of a song my dad used to sing about the availability of women to sailors, and I have had no luck finding any additional verses (or confirming the three I recall).

Anyone know any more words to the song below?

Thanks,

Bill Barnert

Nice Nellie Naylor (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)
Married a tailor, (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)
Nice Nellie Naylor married a tailor,
But tell her you're a sailor! (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)

Sweet Suzie Farber (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)
Married a barber, (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)
Sweet Suzie Farber married a barber,
But she'll be at the harbor! (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)

(Sweet?) Lucy Lister (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)
I never kissed her, (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)
Sweet Lucy Lister, I never kissed her,
But she had a sister! (Yo-de-yo-de-yo!)

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24 Jul 01 - 09:18 AM (#513312)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Nice Nellie Naylor
From: A Wandering Minstrel

Sounds like a near relation of "Sally Rackett" which is in the DT

24 Jul 01 - 09:27 AM (#513316)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Nice Nellie Naylor
From: A Wandering Minstrel

OOps beg your pardon, no its not! ( but these verses are often added to cheerily man which is)

Miss Sally Racket,(eye-o)
Pawned me best jacket(eye-o)
and sold the ticket(eye-o cheerily man -o)

ch (hauly-i-o, Cheerily man!)

Miss Betty Baker,
married a quaker,
Lord he did shake her

Miss Kitty Carson,
Married a parson,
she got a bars...son!

Maids of the town,
they'll do you down,
Leave you aground

07 Aug 01 - 04:48 PM (#522880)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Nice Nellie Naylor
From: GUEST,Bill.Barnert@teradyne.com

Well, I guess no one's ever heard this song except my brother and me! Oh well, it was worth a try!