Jennifer, Jenny- Fultz (AR) 1960 REC Todd; Bronson 22
[Frequently and probably originally, "Jennifer, Gentle" the full herbal-refrain being, "Jennifer, Gentle and Rosemary."]
"Jennifer, Jenny" or "The Dew Flies Over the Green Valley"- Sung by Mrs. Helen Fultz, Mayfield, Ark., January 1960.
LC/AAFS, rec. No. 12,043(A21). Recorded by Patrick Todd.
1. I married me a wife and I took her home.
Jennifer Jenny, Rosie Maria
I wish to my soul I'd left her alone.
The dew flies over the green valley.
2. To go to the kitchen she did not choose
Jennifer Jenny, Rosa Maria
For fear she'd spoil her new cloth shoes.
The dew flies over the green valley.
3. The very first day I came in from the plow.
Jennifer Jenny, Rosie Marie
Says, O my dear wife, is my dinner done now?
The dew flies over the green valley.
4. No, you dirty and lazy welf, [1]
Jennifer jenny, Rosie Marie
If you want any dinner, just cook it yourself.
The dew flies over the green valley.
5. Well I ger mad and I goes to the barn
Jennifer Jenny, Rosa Maria
And I gets me a stick, 's as long as my arm. [2]
The dew flies over the green valley.
6. I picked it up and I walked straight back
Jennifer Jenny, Rosa Maria
And over her back it goes clickety clack.
The dew flies over the green valley.
7. The very next day I came in from my plow.
Jennifer Jenny, Rosa Maria
Says, O my dear wife, is my dinner done now?
The dew flies over the green valley.
8. The lass, she jumped to spread the board.
Jennifer Jenny, Rosa Maria
Yes Sir and No Sir at every word said.
The dew flies over the green valley.
9. We live in peace and we have no strife
Jennifer Jenny, Rosa Maria
And I hope she'll live till the end of her life.
The dew flies over the green valley.
Footnotes:
1. elf?, to rhyme and make sense. This is common also- whelp.
2. that's