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14 Nov 07 - 09:16 PM (#2194011) Subject: JENNY AND JOHNNY (There's whiskey ...) From: Mysha They say, some folks have minds that can order the information they process. Mine doesn't do that; instead it mixes stuff together: It takes a bit of this thread about Whiskey in the jar and the title of this one Written an interesting song this week? and what comes out is something like: JENNY AND JOHNNY (There's whiskey in the jar.) (Mysha: Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg) As my Johnny came home over Gilgarry Mountain, He told me that from now on no expense I needed counting He started to show to me the bounty of his travels And last of all the gold that before was Captain Farell's With my ring dum a do dumma da Waiting for my Johnny, oh, longing for my Johnny, oh, there's whiskey in the jar. Then he made me swear I loved him, and never would harm him That I would be forever his loving Jenny darling And as he drank his whiskey, he said we'd now have plenty That from this day his whiskey jar should never more be empty As he went up to our chamber, all for to take a slumber I was left there on my own, and I began to wonder Captain Farell was sure to come, a-searching for his money And if ever he would find it, he'd kill my darling Johnny. So I called on captain Farrell, to take a desperate measure If he would spare my darling's life, he'd have his golden treasure The captain swore an oath and I expected no deceiving But may the Lord forgive me that I ever did believe him. I stole my Johnny's pistol, and with water it was charged The captain with his footmen soon up to our chamber marched Johnny could not shoot the water, and he was apprehended Then they told me in a week's time his life would sure be ended So I hid some of the gold, and I took it to the gaol To see if a convicted life for gold would be for sale The gaoler for the captains's gold let Johnny knock him down And my darling escaped, from that gaol and from this town Johnny has brother, who is somewhere in the army, May my Johnny find his station, in Cork or in Killarney. And when the two together will be roving round Killkenney, Maybe the day will come that he'll forgive his doubting Jenny. I hope the result is pleasing. P.H.M. |
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14 Nov 07 - 10:34 PM (#2194069) Subject: RE: JENNY AND JOHNNY (There's whiskey ...) From: Sorcha I like it, and my brain does the same thing! One reason I can't remember lyrics! Tune? Whisky in the Jar? Frankie and Johnny? |
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15 Nov 07 - 09:28 AM (#2194345) Subject: RE: Jenny and Johnny (There's whiskey ...) From: Mysha I guess the tune should stress that these are the same events, just seen through Jenny's eyes. And the form is the same too: Whiskey in the Jar should fit. So in addition to the above: Tune: Whiskey in the Jar (traditional) Mysha |