"Poor Jenny"
(Boudleaux Bryant - Felice Bryant)

Intro:

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I took my little Jenny to a party last night
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At ten o'clock it ended in a heck of a fight
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When someone hit my Jenny she went out like a light
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Poor Jenny

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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
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Poor Jenny

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Well, Jenny had her picture in the paper this morning
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She made it with a bang
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According to the story in the paper this morning
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Jenny is the leader of a teenage gang

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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
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Poor Jenny

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I went downtown to see her, she was locked in a cell
She wasn't very glad to see me, that I can tell
In fact, to tell the truth she wasn't looking too well
Poor Jenny

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Her eye was black, her face was red, hair was a fright
It looked as though she'd been a-cryin' half of the night
I told her I was sorry, she said "get out of sight"
Poor Jenny

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It seems a shame that Jenny had to go get apprehended
A heck of a fate
This party was the first one that she ever had attended
It had to happen on our very first date

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-- another ace 50's tab from Andrew Rogers