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Version 1[Verse 1] E A E A bonnie wee lassie whose name it was Nell A B7 E Lived in a house where her Grandmother dwelled. A E The house it was small, and the windows no less. A B7 E Having four panes, one needed a glass. A That nice little window, that cute little window B7 E That sweet little window where grandmother dwelled. [Verse 2] E A E “Oh Johnnie, oh Johnnie I think it amiss A B7 E Before going away just to give me one kiss A E “That I will Nellie”, he answered her true A B7 E To her surprise he poked his head through A That hole in the window, that nice little window B7 E That cute little window where grandmother dwelled. [Verse 3] E A E He gave her three ,kisses and great was the smack A B7 E To her surprise he couldn’t get his head back A From that hole in the window, that nice little window B7 E That cute little window where grandmother dwelled. [Verse 4] E A E He ripped and he tore, and he cursed, and he swore A B7 E Grandma heard the racket, jumped out on the floor A E She grabbed for the poker and a lick she gave one A B7 E Another like that would have broke his backbone A With his head in the window, that nice little window B7 E That cute little window where grandmother dwelled. [Verse 5] E A E She lifted the ladle from out of the pot A B7 E No batter ere took the beating he got A E He ran down the road with might and with main A B7 E While around his shoulder, the sash and the frame A Of that cute little window, that sweet little window B7 E That nice little window where grandmother dwelled.