My Nelly

DESCRIPTION: "My Nelly's a whore! My Nelly's a whore! She's got such wonderful eyes of blue. She uses such wonderful language too, Her favorite expression is, 'Ballocks to you!' My Nelly's a whore."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang)
KEYWORDS: bawdy love whore
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 65, "My Nelly" (1 text)
Roud #10519
NOTES [33 words]: Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang list this as to the tune of "Three Blind Mice," but for the life of me I can't make the first line sing to that tune, so I haven't listed it as a tune match. - RBW
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File: BrPa065A

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