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'...

 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'...