Jennie Jenkins

X:1
T:Jennie Jenkins
B:Singing Together, Spring 1970, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:G
D2 |GG G2 B2 GG |A2 BB D2
w:O will you wear white, O my dear, O my dear?
D2 |GG G2 B2 BB | d2 d4
w:O will you wear white, Jen-nie Jen-kins?
d2 |e2 d2 B2 GG |AA GG E2
w: I won't wear white, for the col-our's too_ bright,
D2 |G2 GG GG GG |
w:I'll buy me a fol-di-rol-dy,
GG GG GG GG |GG GG G2 G2 |E2 D4 z2 |
w:til-di-tol-dy, seek a doub-le, use a cause-a-roll to bind me.
B4 B4 |B2 AB A2 d2 |(B2 G6-|G2) |]
w: Roll, roll, roll, Jen-nie Jen-kins, roll__
W:O will you wear white, O my dear, O my dear?
W:O will you wear white, Jennie Jenkins?
W:I won't wear white, for the colour's too bright.
W:
W:(Chorus)
W:I'll buy me a fol-di-rol-dy,
W:til-di-tol-dy, seek a double,
W:use a cause-a-roll to bind me.
W:Roll, roll, roll, Jennie Jenkins, roll.
W:
W:O will you wear red, O my dear, O my dear?
W:O will you wear red, Jennie Jenkins?
W:I won't wear red, its the colour of my head.
W:
W:O will you wear green, O my dear, O my dear?
W:O will you wear green, Jennie Jenkins?
W:I won't wear green, its a shame to be seen.
W:
W:O will you wear blue, O my dear, O my dear?
W:O will you wear blue, Jennie Jenkins?
W:I won't wear blue, I'd be just like you.

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