POOR JENNY (F. & B. Bryant) per Phil and Don Everly
snappy "2-beat" feel
Intro:
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A AA A ADA EEEEEEE
A F#m
I took my little Jenny to a party last night
F Dm
at ten o'clock it ended in a heck of a fight
A# A
when someone hit my Jenny she went out like a light
B E
. . . Poor Jenny!
A F#m
and then some joker went and called the cops on the phone
F Dm
so ev'rybody scattered out for places unknown
A# A
I couldn't carry Jenny so I left her alone
B E A
. . . Poor Jenny!
(bridge)
A G A G A
Jenny had her picture in the paper this mor-ning
D
. . she made it with a bang!
B A B A B
according to the story in the paper this mor-ning
E (choke)
Jenny is the leader of a teen-age gang!
A F#m
Jenny has a brother and he's hot on my trail
F Dm
her daddy wants to ride me out of town on a rail
A# A
I hope I'll be around when Jenny gets out of jail
B E A
. . . Poor Jenny!
(Repeat Intro)
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 up cryin' half of the night
I told her I was sorry she said get out of sight
Poor Jenny!
(bridge)
it seems a shame that Jenny had to go get apprehended
a heck of a 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!
(repeat 1st bar of intro to fade)