Lyrics
(Folk song)
1. Oh will you wear red, oh my dear, oh my dear,
Oh will you wear red, Jenny Jenkins?
Well, I won’t wear red; it’s the color of my head
Refrain
I’ll buy me a foldy roldy tildy toldy
Seek a double use a cause a roll a find me
Oh, roll Jenny Jenkins roll!
2. Oh will you wear white, oh my dear…
No, I won’t wear white for the color’s too bright. Refrain
3. Will you wear blue, oh my dear…
No, I won’t wear blue ’cause blue won’t do. Refrain
4. Will you wear pink, oh my dear…
No, I won’t wear pink, I’d rather drink ink. Refrain
5. Will you wear green, oh my dear…
No, I won’t wear green, it’s the color of a bean. Refrain
6. Will you wear rose, oh my dear…
No, I won’t wear rose, it’s the color of my nose. Refrain
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See also
- Subject: colors
- Type: silly
- Form: AB
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Melody: low do / repeated tones / tonic triad / C,D,F,G,A,C’
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: anacrusis
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: s,drmsl
- Source: Silver Burdett Music, Book 1, General Learning Corporation, 1974
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- PDF of the song with chords
- MIDI file of the melody
- MP3 file of the melody
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I love this song! I could sing this all day. My friends are calling me childish because of this!
Jerry Garcia recorded this on a CD with other similar songs with David Grisman. That makes it cool. Tell them that!