Nellie Sits a Waitin'

(Jan Crutchfield - Gerald Nelson)



Nellie sits a waitin',

Waitin' all alone

Waitin' for her Johnny to come home

Johnny come on home.



Johnny courted Nellie,

She would be his wife

Johnny went to battle,

Lost his life.



Nellie promised Johnny

Her love for him she'd save

For Johnny's in Savannah

An oak tree marks his grave.



Nellie sits a waitin',

Waitin' all alone

Waitin' for her Johnny to come home

Johnny come on home.



No one will tell Nellie

Who's sittin' all alone

All abided that's coming back

But Johnny can't come home.



Nellie sits a waitin',

Waitin' all alone

Waitin' for her Johnny to come home

Johnny come on home...