Bluegrass Messengers

Jenny, Fair Jen- Dearmore (AR) 1969 Max Hunter

Jenny, Fair Jen- As sung by Reba Dearmore, Mountain Home, Arkansas on January 7, 1969; Max Hunter Folk Song Collection;
Listen: http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/songinformation.aspx?ID=0638

VERSE 1
I married me a wife and took her home
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
I've a thousand times wish't I'd left 'er alone
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 2
For into the kitchen she would not go
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
For fear she'd soil her pretty cloth shoes
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 3
The very first day I came in from my plow
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
Saying, now my dear wife is my dinner done now
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 4
Get out of here you dirty whelp
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
If you want any dinner go cook it yourself
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 5
I picked up my hat an' went out to the barn
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
And I cut me a hickory as long as my arm
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 6
I trimmed it up an' went back to the house
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
An' over her back it went whickety whack
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 7
I'll go and tell my Mother an' Father
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
That we can't get along without quarreling
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 8
Just go an' tell your Father an' Mother
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
That I brought you down under a hickory limb
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 9
The very next day I came in from my plow
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
Saying, now my dear wife is my dinner done now
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 10
The table was set, the dinner prepared
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
T'was yes sir an' no sir to every word
While the dew flies over the green valley

VERSE 11
And ever since then, she has been a good wife
The Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
An' I hope she'll continue th rest of her life
While the dew flies over the green valley