Jennie Jenkins -

Syncopation on the second half of the 4th beat (& of 4), intervals of the tonic arpeggio, long tied notes and crazy words sung quickly!

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA – Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 2/2 (counted in 4/4)
Form: AB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ta ta ti ti |
| ta ti ti ta (ti) ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ta ti ti ti ti | ta/a ti/ ti | syncopation,
| ta ta ta ti ti | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti |
| ta/a/a/a_|_a ti ti ta ta | tied,
| ta/a/a/a_|_a/a/a ti ti | tied
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi\Do, Mi\So, So/Do, Mi/So, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio, Do\La
Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, eighth; tied notes, vocal slur
Key Words: colors, white, bright, blue, true, red, head, black, back, purple, turtle, green, seen, shame, wear; contraction: won’t (will not)

**“Jennie Jenkins”**

1.	Will you wear white, my dear, oh my dear Oh, wear you white, Jennie Jenkins? I won’t wear white the color’s too bright,	,
	Chorus
	I’ll find me a foldy-roldy, tildy-toddy, Seek-a-double roll, Jennie Jenkins, roll.
2.	Will you wear blue, my dear, oh my dear Oh, wear you blue, Jennie Jenkins? I won’t wear blue the color’s too true,
	Chorus
3.	Will you wear red, my dear, oh my dear Oh will you wear red, Jennie Jenkins? I won’t wear red it’s the color of my head,
	Chorus
4.	Will you wear black, my dear, oh my dear Oh will you wear black, Jennie Jenkins? I won’t wear black it’s the color of my back,
	Chorus
5.	Will you wear purple, my dear, oh my dear Oh will you wear purple, Jennie Jenkins? I won’t wear purple it’s the color of a turtle,
	Chorus
6.	Will you wear green, my dear, oh my dear Oh will you wear green, Jennie Jenkins? I won’t wear green for it’s a shame to be seen,
	Chorus

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