| Share page | Visit Us On FB |
|
|
||
|
270 JENNY JONES
Yellow's for jealousy, jealousy, jealousy, Yellow's for jealousy, so that won't do.
You can come in green, in green, in green,
You can come in green, that's how you can dress.
Green's forsaken, forsaken, forsaken, Green's forsaken, so that won't do.
You can come in white, in white, in white,
You can come in white, that's how you can dress.
White's for weddings, weddings, weddings, White's for weddings, so that won't do.
You can come in black, in black, in black,
You can come in black, that's how you can dress.
Black is for funerals, funerals, funerals, Black is for funerals, so black will do.
—Colchester (from Miss G. M. Frances, Colchester, through Miss Morris).
IX. We've come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones,
We've come to see Jenny Jones. How is she now ?
Jenny is washing, washing, washing, Jenny is washing, you can't see her now.
[Then follow the alternate question and answer; the questions in the same words as the first verse, and the answers in the same form as the second verse, stating that Jenny is
(i) folding,
(2) starching,
(3) ironing,
(4) HI,
(5) dying,
(6) dead; then the verses proceed with—]
May we come to the funeral ? Yes.
May we come in red ?
Red is for soldiers, you can't come in red. |
||