Poor Jenny [alternate take]
I took my little Jenny to a party last night
At ten o'clock it ended in a heckuva fight
When someone hit my Jenny
she went out like a light
Poor Jenny
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
Poor Jenny
Well Jenny had her picture
in the paper this mornin'
She made it with a bang
Accordin' to the story in the paper this mornin'
Jenny is the leader of a teenage gang
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
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 a'cryin' half of the night
I told her I was sorry,
she said "Get out of sight"
Poor Jenny
It seems a shame
that Jenny had to go get apprehended, a heckuva 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