Lonesome Jenny chords by Norman Blake
Verse 1
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See old Jenny
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Harley rockin' on the front porch
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Way down on the gravel road,
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Spanish lace and coins and
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an old silver pin
From a half -forgotten trip
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down to old Mexico,
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a long time ago.
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Lonesome Jenny, what can you say?
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James Harley, your husband,
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he passed away
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And it left you with
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a son almost grown
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A palm in weeds, interest on the loan
Interlude 1
And memories coming home
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Verse 2
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Sanat Irma Ahola
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Oh, Harley, she lives in a dream world
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All the days that have passed and gone
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When James worked the fields
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until the corn it was laid by
And she played with her son
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upon the grass all day long
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Until the night came on
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Lonesome Jenny, what can you say
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Your son Arlie turned bad and ran away
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Now the sheriff,
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does come more often than before
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You just say that Arlie don't
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live here anymore
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Then you shut the door
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
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Oh, Ginny Harley walks
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down to the roadside
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And she waits there for
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the morning mail
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That comes from the general store
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in Denham Springs
And the pension check she gets every
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month from the government
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Without fail
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Lonesome Jenny,
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what can you say
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There's no reason for living anyway
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So just drink it down,
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it won't do nobody harm
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The July sun is shining soft and warm
On the Louisiana Pond
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Lonesome Jenny
Norman Blake
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