Now I know that Nelly is not without fault
She sometimes don't know where she's at
But don't tell me Nelly is not worth her salt
Cause she's not as bad as all that

She waits on the tables and works mighty hard
Though she's not learned efficiency yet
But it would take much more to get Nelly fired
Cause she's not as bad as all that

Nelly is never without her sweet smile
She's prettiest all of the time
I'd have a buck tip that she's living in style
Though she'd be just as glad if you'd leave her a dime

And maybe her grammar's not all it should be
She's got her manners down pat
So I'll wait on Nelly to come wait on me
Cause she's not as bad as all that
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Nelly is never without her sweet smile...
She's not as bad as all that