The Old Fashioned Cottage
Alfred & Orville Reed
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There's an old-fashioned cottage tucked hid by the trees
Where the roses in summer perfume the breeze
Where the nightingales echo their soft mellow lay
And the dewdrops they echo the close of the day
All alone by the window, a pale face is seen
'Tis my own little Nellie, to my heart, she's a queen
No matter what sorrow or troubles may come
I will always love Nellie, the pride of my home
Her eyes are like diamonds, her cheeks are so fair
Red roses they deck up her bonny brown hair
Her sweet ruby lips are most grand to behold
And the rings on her fingers are made of pure gold
I always will love her, to me she's the same
She's my own little Nellie, no one else cannot claim
I always will love her, though far she may roam
I will always love Nellie, the pride of my home
There's a babe on the carpet that's just turning three
It stretches out its little arms and says, "Papa, take me"
Its arms 'round my neck are so closely entwined
And a sweet kiss from Nellie, so good and so kind
I care not for riches while she's by my side
And I always bless the day that I made her my bride
No matter what sorrow or troubles may come
I will always love Nellie, the pride of my home