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WAIT 'TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE
Words by Andrew B.Sterling(Info)  Music by Harry Von Tilzer (Info)
1905
5-Bar Intro

Verse 1

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                           ON A SUN-DAY MORN, SAT A MAID FOR-LORN,
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                             WITH HER SWEET-HEART BY HER SIDE;
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                     THRO' THE WIN-DOW PANE, SHE LOOKED AT THE RAIN,
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                         "WE MUST STAY HOME JOE," SHE  CRIED;
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                     THERE'S A PIC-NIC TOO, AT THE OLD POINT VIEW,
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                            IT'S A SHAME IT RAINED TO-DAY,
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                    THEN THE BOY DREW NEAR, KISSED A-WAY EACH TEAR,
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                            AND SHE HEARD HIM SOFT-LY SAY

Verse 2

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                       "HOW I LONG," SHE SIGHED, "FOR A TROL-LEY RIDE,
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                               JUST TO SHOW MY BRAND NEW GOWN,"
                                 F7
                        THEN SHE GAZED ON HIGH WITH A GLAD-SOME CRY,
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                             FOR THE SUN CAME SHIN-ING  DOWN.
                             F7
                     AND SHE LOOKED SO SWEET, ON THE BIG FRONT SEAT,
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                              AS THE CAR SPED ON ITS WAY,
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                    AND SHE WHIS-ERED LOW, "SAY, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT JOE,
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                             YOU JUST WON MY HEART TO-DAY."

Chorus

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                             WAIT 'TILL THE SUN SHINES, NEL-LIE,
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                              WHEN THE CLOUDS GO DRIFT-ING BY.
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                         WE WILL BE HAP-PY NEL-LIE, DON'T YOU SIGH;
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                             DOWN LOV-ER'S LANE WE'LL WAN-DER,
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                                 SWEET-HEARTS YOU AND I;
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                    WAIT 'TILL THE SUN SHINES NEL-LIE, BYE AND BYE"
 

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