Songs We Like to Sing
Published 1912
On the bank the pale moon shone;
And 'twas from Aunt Dinah's quilting party,
I was seeing Nellie home.
chorus:
I was seeing Nellie home
I was seeing Nellie home;
And 'twas from Aunt Dinah's quilting party
I was seeing Nellie home.
On my arm a soft hand rested,
Rested light as ocean foam;
And 'twas from Aunt Dinah's quilting party
I was seeing Nellie home.
chorus
On my lips a whisper trembled,
Trembled till it dared to come;
And 'twas from Aunt Dinah's quilting party
I was seeing Nellie home.
chorus
In my life new hopes were dawning,
And those hopes have lived and grown;
And 'twas from Aunt Dinah's quilting party
I was seeing Nellie home.
chorus
© 1999, Lynn Waterman