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the saga of jenny - gertrude lawrence lyrics

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there once was a girl named jenny
whose virtues were varied and many—
excepting that she was inclined
always to make up her mind;
and jenny points a moral
with which you cannot quarrel—
as you will find

jenny made her mind up when she was three
she, herself, was going to trim the christmas tree
christmas eve she lit the candles—tossed the taper away
little jenny was an orphan on christmas day

poor jenny! bright as a penny!
her equal would be hard to find
she lost one dad and mother
a sister and a brother—
but she would make up her mind

jenny made her mind up when she was twelve
that into foreign languages she would delve;
but at seventeen to v-ssar it was quite a blow
that in twenty-seven languages she couldn’t say no

jenny made her mind up at twenty-two
to get herself a husband was the thing to do
she got herself all dolled up in her satins and furs
and she got herself a husband—but he wasn’t hers

jennt made her mind up at thirty-nine
she would take a trip to the argentine
she was only on vacation but the latins agree
jenny was the one who started the good neighbour policy

poor jenny! bright as a penny!
her equal would be hard to find
oh, p-ssion doesn’t vanish
in portuguese or spanish—
but she would make up her mind

jenny made her mind up at fifty-one
she would write her memoirs before she was done
the very day her book was published, hist’ry relates
there were wives who shot their husbands in some thirty-three states

poor jenny! bright as a penny!
her equal would be hard to find
she could give cards and spade-ies
to many other ladies—
but she would make up her mind

jenny made her mind up at seventy-five
she would live to be the oldest woman alive
but gin and rum and destiny play funny tricks
and poor jenny kicked the bucket at seventy-six

jenny points a moral
with which we cannot quarrel
makes a lot of common sense!

jenny and her saga
prove that you are gaga
if you don’t keep sitting on the fence

jenny and her story
point the way to glory
to all man and womankind

anyone with vision
comes to this decision:
don’t make up—you shouldn’t make up—
you mustn’t make up—oh, never make up—
anyone with vision
comes to this decision—
don’t make up your mind!

[alternative refrains]

poor jenny! bright as a penny!
her equal would be hard to find
to jenny i’m beholden, her heart was big and golden—
but she would make up her mind

poor jenny! bright as a penny!
her equal would be hard to find
deserved a bed of roses, but history discloses
that she would make up her mind

- gertrude lawrence lyrics

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