《The Saga of Jenny》歌词

[00:00:00] The Saga of Jenny - Robert Merrill (罗伯特·梅里尔)/Robert Farnon

[00:00:05] There once was a girl named Jenny

[00:00:10] Whose virtues were varied and many

[00:00:15] Excepting that she was inclined

[00:00:19] Always to make up her mind

[00:00:24] And Jenny points a moral

[00:00:27] With which you cannot quarrel

[00:00:30] As you will find

[00:00:38] Jenny made her mind up when she was three

[00:00:42] She herself was going to trim the Christmas tree

[00:00:46] Christmas Eve she lit the candlestossed the taper away

[00:00:51] Little Jenny was an orphan on Christmas Day

[00:00:56] Poor Jenny Bright as a penny

[00:01:00] Her equal would be hard to find

[00:01:04] She lost one dad and mother

[00:01:06] A sister and a brother

[00:01:08] But she would make up her mind

[00:01:15] Jenny made her mind up when she was twelve

[00:01:19] That into foreign languages she would delve

[00:01:24] But at seventeen to Vassar it was quite a blow

[00:01:28] That in twentyseven languages she couldn't say no

[00:01:33] Poor Jenny Bright as a penny

[00:01:37] Her equal would be hard to find

[00:01:41] To Jenny I'm beholden her heart was big and golden

[00:01:46] But she would make up her mind

[00:01:52] Jenny made her mind up but twentytwo

[00:01:57] To get herself a husband was the thing to do

[00:02:01] She got herself all dolled up in her satins and furs

[00:02:05] And she got herself a husband but he wasn't hers

[00:02:10] Poor Jenny Bright as a penny

[00:02:14] Her equal would be hard to find

[00:02:18] There did better rather but it's really closer

[00:02:22] But she would make up her mind

[00:02:34] Jennt made her mind up at thirtynine

[00:02:38] She would take a trip to the Argentine

[00:02:42] She was only on vacation but the Latins agree

[00:02:46] Jenny was the one who started the Good Neighbour Policy

[00:02:52] Poor Jenny Bright as a penny

[00:02:56] Her equal would be hard to find

[00:03:00] Oh passion doesn't vanish

[00:03:02] In Portuguese or Spanish

[00:03:04] But she would make up her mind

[00:03:09] Jenny made her mind up at fiftyone

[00:03:13] She would write her memoirs before she was done

[00:03:18] The very day her book was published hist'ry relates

[00:03:22] There were wives who shot their husbands in some thirtythree states

[00:03:28] Poor Jenny Bright as a penny

[00:03:31] Her equal would be hard to find

[00:03:36] She could give cards and spadeies

[00:03:38] To many other ladies

[00:03:40] But she would make up her mind

[00:03:47] Jenny made her mind up at seventyfive

[00:03:51] She would live to be the oldest woman alive

[00:03:55] But gin and rum and destiny play funny tricks

[00:03:59] And poor Jenny kicked the bucket at seventysix

[00:04:04] Jenny points a moral

[00:04:06] With which we cannot quarrel

[00:04:08] Makes a lot of common sense

[00:04:13] Jenny and her saga

[00:04:15] Prove that you are gaga

[00:04:17] If you don't keep sitting on the fence

[00:04:21] Jenny and her story

[00:04:23] Point the way to glory

[00:04:25] To all man and womankind

[00:04:30] Anyone with vision

[00:04:32] Comes to this decision

[00:04:34] Don't make up You shouldn't make up

[00:04:36] You mustn't make up Oh never make up

[00:04:38] Anyone with vision

[00:04:40] Comes to this decision

[00:04:43] Don't make up your mind