I mentioned the version sung by Bascom Lamar Lunsford. I should have added, and didn't, his last verse, which resolves things a little:

Will you wear brown, oh my dear, oh my dear?
Will you wear brown, Jenny Jenkins?
Yes, I'll wear brown, I'll go up town,
I'll buy me a tally-feather, aye, sir . etc. etc.

Dave Oesterreich