Jenny III

by The Mountain Goats

From the album: Jenny From Thebes

Track 10 of 12 on Jenny From Thebes (2023).

Duration: 2:26

Jenny From Thebes cover art

Lyrics for Jenny III

Jenny was a warrior Jenny was a thief Jenny hit the corner clinic Begging for relief Never thought we'd see the day When she wiggled free But she did Long before we did Nights in crackling emerald Signal hot and light Fastest in production As of 1985 Didn't guess we'd ever come To dread that engine's roar But she did Long before we did Nobody will ever know for certain The names of all the secrets She held back behind the curtain Jenny came to get me She'd been gone for several years Aging motorcycles purr like cats When they draw near And I was crying I could barely make the frame out through my tears She did Long before we did She did Long before we did Jenny, you did Long before I did

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