We were ten years old walkin’ home from school
On a trail that we cut through the old bayou
When Nellie said,”I’ll race you to the end of the fence.”
She bet me a nickel and a kiss she’d win
Before I knew it she was gone like the wind
And I been chasin’ Nellie ever since

CHORUS:
Whoa Nellie
Where’d you learn to move like that?
No tellin’
Where you gonna wind up at
Whoa Nellie
Girl you’re going way too fast
Slow down, I wanna be by your side

I’ll never forget our Senior prom
The way Nellie looked with her red dress on
I finally worked up the nerve and I asked her to dance
She hit the floor like a Bobcat outta control
Tearin’ it up like a tornado
I tried to stick with her but I never had a chance

Repeat CHORUS

She’s kept one step ahead of me
I’ve only caught her in my dreams
Still I think about her everyday
I can see her running young and free
Her long hair blowin’ in the Summer breeze
Like a wild Mustang no man will ever tame

Repeat CHORUS