"Aunt Jenny Died" is a traditional African American children's rhyme with multiple versions. Here is one common version:

Soloist: Aunt Jenny died.                .
Group:   How did she die?                
Soloist: She died like this.{The soloist makes a funny pose}

Group:   She died like this.{Members of the group try to exactly
                            imitate the soloist's pose}

Soloist: She died like that. {Soloist makes a new pose.}
Group:   She died like that. {The Group exactly imitates the
                              soloist's pose.
                                                                     {Soloist and group repeat the same sequence with other relatives and
end with these words:

Soloist:   My momma livin'.
Group:    Where she livin'.
Soloist
and group: Well she lives in a place called Tennessee.
          jump up Tenna Tennessee {entire group do indicated actions}
          jump back Tena Tennesse
          jump in Tena Tenness
          jump out Tena Tennessee
   
          Well I've never been to college
          I never been to school.
          But when it comes to boogie.
          I can boogie like a fool. {All do butt shaking dance}
         
          You go in, out, side to side. {All do ndicated actions}
          You go in, out, side to side.

(Repeat with new soloist}
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For some time I've been trying to research the sources for this rhyme. I believe that I found a source for at least part of the floating verse "I've never been to college, never been to school". In her 1925 book "On The Trail Of Negro Folk Songs" (pp 71-72} Dorothy Scarborough includes this chorus and verse. I am using N__ for the "N" word as I have an adversion to it...

Chorus:
Old Jesse was a gemman {gentelman}
Among de olden times.

Verse 2
N__ never went to free school,
Nor any odder college.
An' all de white folks wonder whar
Dat N_ got his knowledge.
He chawed {chewed} up all de Bible.
An' den spat out de Scripter,
An' when he 'gin {begin} to arger {argue} strong,
He were a snortin' ripter!
                
According to Dorothy Scarborough, the song "Ole Jesse" is from Alabama. This song is not to be confused with another traditional song called "Uncle Jesse."

But I wasn't sure where the Aunt Jenny died theme came from. However, today I looked through a 1927 book I have called "Book of Games for Home, School, And Playground" {William Byron Forbush, Harry A. Allen; Chicago, The John C. Winston Co} and found a song called "Jenny
Jones" or "Jennia Jones". This song is in the chapter on singing games, and is said to have more than 30 verses. The words given are:

1. We've come to see poor Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones
   We've come to see poor Jenny Jones, How is she now?
2. Jenny is washing, washing, washing. etc
   You can't see her now.
3. Jenny is ironing etc

Refrain for 2-3
Very well, ladies
Ladies and Gentlemen, too

4-8 Jenny is ironing {both 3&4?},sewing, baking, sick, dead.

9. I think I saw a ghost under the apple tree.

This game is described as a circle game with one girl in the middle playing the part of Jenny.

Does anyone know this Jenny Jones song/game? Does anyone know the Aunt Jenny died rhyme? Any thoughts on the connections I've made between the two?