To Bombay a travelling circus came,
they brought an intelligent elephant and Nellie was her name.
One dark night she slipped her iron chain
and off she ran to Hindustan ans was never seen again ...

ooooooo ...
Nellie the elephant pack her trunk and said goodbye to the circus.
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.
New Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled off to the jungle.
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.

Night by night she danced to the circus band.
When Nelli was leading the big parade she looked so proud and grand
No more tricks for Nellie to perform
They taught her how to take a bow and she took the crowd by storm ...

ooooooo ...
Nellie the elephant pack her trunk and said goodbye to the circus.
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.
New Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled off to the jungle.
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.

The head of the herd was calling far far away.
They met one night in the silver light on the road to Mandalay.

ooooooo ...
Nellie the elephant pack her trunk and said goodbye to the circus.
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.
New Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled off to the jungle.
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.