by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Jockey and Jenny
Language: English
Near a shady myrtle bower Jockey once was straying. Jenny chanced to pass that way-- Jenny had been Maying. Love had made the shepherd sad-- Her disdain was killing, For the nymph to hear the swain Seemed never to be willing. How can the hapless Jockey now Improve this fair occasion? Jenny still, whate'er he says Is deaf to all persuasion. "See," says he, "yon turtledove Cooing, chaste, and billing?" But to hear the faithful swain Still she was not willing. He to leave her seems inclined, Says he'll fly to Molly. He prefers the nymph that's kind-- Pride, he says, is folly. Jenny, knowing well his truth, Her mind with fear now filling, Soon resolved to hear the youth, While he to wed was willing.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Raynor Taylor (1747 - 1825), "Jockey and Jenny" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-06
Line count: 24
Word count: 126