Jenny Pails © 2015 John Vaughan/Vic Arnold v1 You'll see Jenny Pails three times a day, carrying water ... to the top of the hill. Looks a little tired but she don't complain She's working her daddy's still .... Yeah, she's working her daddy's still. v2 He'd always worked hard until Mama died now he takes to the bottle ... and drives into town, gets a little drunk, ends up in a fight Jenny's still working when the sun goes down .... Jenny's still working when the sun goes down ch They call her Jenny Pails for the buckets in her hands her face burned red from the sun and the wind. Working every day but she never whines .... Jenny keeps ahead of the poverty line Jenny keeps ahead of the poverty line Inst. v3 She'll buy clothes from the car trunk sales, She sells on commission ... at the general store spruces them up and put them on rails. Just to earn a few dollars more .... Yeah, just toearn a few dollars more v4 Folks yell, "Jenny, why don't you marry? Find yourself a man .... and settle down." She says, "I got one of those ... one's enough to carry. I'd rather get a mule to haul me round. Help me haul my load around. ch They call her Jenny Pails for the buckets in her hands though her face is burned red from the sun and the wind. Working every day but she never whines .... Jenny keeps ahead of the poverty line Jenny keeps ahead of the poverty line Tag They call her Jenny Pails They call her Jenny Pails Working every day but she never whines .... Jenny keeps ahead of the poverty line Jenny keeps ahead of the poverty line
