Now some folks like the summertime when they can walk about   Strolling through the meadow green it's pleasant there no doubt   But give me the wintertime when the snow is on the ground   For I found her when the snow was on the ground      I traced her little footprints in the snow   I found her little footprints in the snow, Lord   I bless that happy day that Nellie lost her way   For I found her when the snow was on the ground      I dropped in to see her, she was a big round moon   Her mother said, "She just stepped out but it'd be returning soon"   I found her little footprints and I traced them through the snow   I found her when the snow was on the ground      I traced her little footprints in the snow   I found her little footprints in the snow, Lord   I bless that happy day that Nellie lost her way   For I found her when the snow was on the ground      Now she's up in Heaven, she's with the angel band   I know I'm going to meet her in that promised land   But every time the snow falls it brings back memories   For I found her when the snow was on the ground      I traced her little footprints in the snow   I found her little footprints in the snow, Lord   I bless that happy day that Nellie lost her way   For I found her when the snow was on the ground