Narragansett Bay

I had a dear companion, but she's not with me now
 The lillies of the valley are weeping o'er her brow
 And I'm sad and lonely and I'm weeping all the day
 For my bright eyed laughing little Nell of Narragansett Bay
 Oh toll, toll the bell
 All at the early dawn of day
 For lovely little Nell
 So quickly passed away
 Laugh and toll so merrily
 To see the waves go by
 For gaily blew the morning breeze
 All on the day she died
 One day from me she wandered and soon was in the boat
 The cord was quickly loosened and on the tide afloat
 And it's years since we last parted but still I weep the day
 For my bright eyed laughing little Nell of Narragansett Bay
 Oh toll, toll the bell
 All at the early dawn of day
 For lovely little Nell
 So quickly passed away
 Laugh and toll so merrily
 To see the waves go by
 For gaily blew the morning breeze
 All on the day she died
 Next day her form was useless; was washed up on the beach
 I stood and gazed upon her, betrayed by sense and speech
 And it's years since we last parted, but still I weep the day
 For my bright eyed laughing little Nell of Narragansett Bay
 Oh toll, toll the bell
 All at the early dawn of day
 For lovely little Nell
 So quickly passed away
 Laugh and toll so merrily
 To see the waves go by
 For gaily blew the morning breeze
 All on the day she died
 I had a dear companion lost upon the swell
 And the tears I've shed since she's been dead
 Might've drowned her just as well
 For Nell was only six years old all on that awful day
 When she was drowned straight off the sound of Narragansett Bay
 Oh toll, toll the bell
 All at the early dawn of day
 For lovely little Nell
 So quickly passed away
 Laugh and toll so merrily
 To see the waves go by
 For gaily blew the morning breeze
 All on the day she died