The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland Volume I Part 63

-Holywood, co. Down (Miss C. N. Patterson).

V. I've come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo, I've come to see Jenny jo, How is she now?

Jenny jo is was.h.i.+ng clothes, was.h.i.+ng clothes, was.h.i.+ng clothes, Jenny jo is was.h.i.+ng clothes, You can't see her now.

I've come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo, I've come to see Jenny jo, How is she now?

Jenny jo is ironing clothes, ironing clothes, ironing clothes, Jenny jo is ironing clothes, You can't see her now.

I've come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo, I've come to see Jenny jo, How is she now?

Jenny jo is sick, my dear, sick, my dear, sick, my dear, Jenny jo is sick, my dear, You can't see her now.

I've come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo, I've come to see Jenny jo, How is she now?

Jenny jo is underboard, underboard, underboard, Jenny jo is underboard, You can't see her now.

-Lismore (Miss F. Keane, collected from Miss Ward, National Schoolmistress).

VI. We've come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, We've come to see Jenny Jones, And how is she now?

O Jenny is was.h.i.+ng, O was.h.i.+ng, O was.h.i.+ng, O Jenny is was.h.i.+ng, And you can't see her now.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

We've come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, We've come to see Jenny Jones, And how is she now?

O Jenny is starching, O starching, O starching, O Jenny is starching, And you can't see her now.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

We've come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, We've come to see Jenny Jones, And how is she now?

O Jenny is ironing, O ironing, O ironing, O Jenny is ironing, And you can't see her now.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

We've come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, We've come to see Jenny Jones, And how is she now?

O Jenny is ill, O ill, O ill, O Jenny is ill, And you can't see her now.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

We've come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, We've come to see Jenny Jones, And how is she now?

O Jenny is dying, O dying, O dying, O Jenny is dying, And you can't see her now.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

We've come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, We've come to see Jenny Jones, And how is she now?

O Jenny is dead, Is dead, is dead, O Jenny is dead, And you can't see her now.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

What shall we lay her in, lay her in, lay her in?

What shall we lay her in? Shall it be red?

Red is for soldiers, soldiers, soldiers, Red is for soldiers, and that won't do.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

What shall we lay her in, lay her in, lay her in?

What shall we lay her in? Shall it be blue?

Blue is for sailors, sailors, sailors, Blue is for sailors, and that won't do.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

What shall we lay her in, lay her in, lay her in?

What shall we lay her in? Shall it be black?

Black is for mourners, mourners, mourners, Black is for mourners, and that won't do.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

What shall we lay her in, lay her in, lay her in?

What shall we lay her in? Shall it be white?

White's what the dead wear, dead wear, dead wear, White's what the dead wear, and that will just do.

-Hanwell, Middles.e.x, 1878 (A. B. Gomme).

VII. We've come to see poor Jenny Jones, poor Jenny Jones, poor Jenny Jones, We've come to see poor Jenny Jones, how is she to-day?

Poor Jenny is was.h.i.+ng, was.h.i.+ng, was.h.i.+ng, Poor Jenny is was.h.i.+ng, was.h.i.+ng hard to-day.

What time can we see her?

At one o'clock. (Clock strikes one.)

We've come to see poor Jenny Jones, poor Jenny Jones, poor Jenny Jones, We've come to see poor Jenny Jones, how is she to-day?

Poor Jenny is starching, starching, starching, Poor Jenny is starching, you can't see her to-day.

When can we see her?

At two o'clock. (Clock strikes two.)

We've come to see poor Jenny Jones, poor Jenny Jones, poor Jenny Jones, We've come to see poor Jenny Jones, how is she to-day?