Lyrics:
Today while I watched at my window at home
The raindrops that chased down each pane
Strange visions I saw as I sat there alone
Of youth's happy days again
I took from a box where for years it had laid
A package so dusty and so old
My Nellie's love letters in silence I read
When a fond relic fell from the fold
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'Twas only her faded picture
I'll cherish it till I die
It calls back once more our youth golden hours
We were sweethearts Nell and I
The same gentle face and the same eyes of blue
I fancy her voice I can hear
In tender tones repeat I loved thee my Jack,
I was false, you'll forgive my dear
The old tale that's told love don't sell for gold
In courtship both hearts must beat the same
My Nellie's love letters I'll read o'er and o'er
And her image I'll always retain
