Bb Gm I took my little Jenny to a party last night F# Ebm At ten o'clock it ended in a heck of a fight B Bb Gm When someone hit my Jenny she went out like a light C7 F7 Poor Jenny
Verse 2:
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 C7 F7 Bb Poor Jenny
Bridge 1:
Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb Well, Jenny had her picture in the paper this morning Eb She made it with a bang C Bb C Bb C According to the story in the paper this morning F [N.C.] F7 Jenny is the leader of a teenage gang
Verse 3:
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 C7 F7 Bb Poor Jenny
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Verse 4:
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
Verse 5:
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
Bridge 2:
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