i took my little jenny to a party last night
at ten o’clock it ended in a heckuva fight
when someone hit my jenny she went out like a light
poor jenny
and then some joker went and called the cops on the phone
so everybody scattered out for places unknown
i couldn’t carry jenny so i left her alone
poor jenny
well jenny had her picture in the paper this mornin’
she made it with a bang
accordin’ to the story in the paper this mornin’
jenny is the leader of a teenage gang
jenny has a brother and he’s hot on my trail
her daddy wants to ride me out of town on a rail
i hope i’ll be around when jenny gets outta jail
poor jenny
i went downtown to see her she was locked in a cell
she wasn’t very glad to see me that i could tell
in fact to tell the truth she wasn’t lookin’ too well
poor jenny
her eye was black her face was red her hair was a fright
she looked as though she’d been acryin’ half of the night
i told her i was sorry she said get out of sight
poor jenny
it seems a shame that jenny had to go get apprehended a heckuva fate
this party was the first one she ever had attended
it had to happen on our very first date
jenny has a brother and he’s hot on my trail
her daddy wants to ride me out of town on a rail
i hope i’ll be around when jenny gets out of jail
poor jenny
Artist: The Everly Brothers
Year: 1959
Decade: 50s
Language: en
Word Count: 137