Gentle Fair Jenny Jean Ritchie

[Verse 1]
I married me a wife and took her home
Gentle fair Jenny, fair Rosy Marie
I ofttimes wished that I'd let her alone
As the dew flies over the green valley

[Verse 2]
All in my kitchen she would not use
Gentle fair Jenny, fair Rosy Marie
For fear of spoiling her new cloth shoes
As the dew flies over the green valley

[Verse 3]
First day at noon I come in from the plow
Gentle fair Jenny, fair Rosy Marie
"My dearest wife, is my dinner ready now?"
As the dew flies over the green valley

[Verse 4]
"There's a little piece of corn bread layin' on the shelf"
Gentle fair Jenny, fair Rosy Marie
"If you want anymore you can cook it yourself"
As the dew flies over the green valley

[Verse 5]
Second day at noon I come in from the plow
Gentle fair Jenny, fair Rosy Marie
"My dearest wife, is my dinner ready now?"
As the dew flies over the green valley