Verse 1:
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Nothing to do, Nellie Darling,
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Nothing to do you say,
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Let's take a trip on memory's ship,
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Back to the by gone days
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Sail to the old village school house,
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Anchor outside the school door,
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Look in and see, there's you and there's me,
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A couple of kids once more
Chorus:
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School days, school days, dear old golden rule days,
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Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic, Taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick,
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You were my queen in calico, I was your bashful barefoot beau,
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And you wrote on my slate, I love you Joe, When we were a couple of kids