Who thanked the Lord for the clothes That she wore and mended? Nellie with the big old-fashioned eyes Who won the heart of a crowd Tore apart, took a bow? Nellie, theres a different world backstage
I see the floodlights burning I hear the band play on Now Nellie takes her bow
She said she really could not stay Nellie, she had a brand-new play to play And so she paints her face and smiles And shell be someone else in a while
I see the floodlights burning I hear the band play on Now Nellie takes her bow
Just a lonely girl Who could not face a broken world And so she acts out all her dreams And wishes thats how it had been But when the audience is near It seems as though she doesnt even care
Nellie just sent me a line To tell me she was doing fine She got the lead and on Broadway And really digging her today And so she turns that doggone page Living someones life upon the stage
I see the floodlights burning I hear the band play on Now Nellie takes her bow
