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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Jenny
Language: English 
Jenny bright as the day and as buxom as May,
I happen'd to kiss when she angry did say,
What's the meaning of this? Why these freedoms I pray?
Dear Jenny, I need no apology use,
Your charms, for my crimes are sufficient excuse.
Sure lips sweet as those were for kissing decreed.
Cry'd she, very fine, very pretty, indeed.

Repeating this strain then again and again,
I kissed her and press'd her still more to obtain,
Till she sprung from my arms and flew over the plain.
Like Daphne, she strove my embrace to elude,
Like Phoebus I quicken'd my pace and pursued.
What follow'd, ye lovers, must never be said,
But 'twas all very fine, very pretty indeed.

Text 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 Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778), "Jenny" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-11-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 120

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