Coming After Jenny-Burl Ives

Comin' After Jenny - Burl Ives He'll be coming down the road at the break of day His head thrown back and his guns tied low. He's coming after Jenny wants to take her away But I ain't gonna let her go. Oh, he boasted in town, but she loved him. He said she'd be his with the sun. He said anyone try to stop him Would be just one more notch on his gun. They say he's headstrong and handsome. His hair's blowing wild and free. And they got a hold... I ain't coming cuz he's a lot younger than me. He'll be coming down the road at the break of day. His head thrown back and his guns tied low. He's coming after Jenny wants to take her away But I ain't gonna let her go. He hasn't had much education. And he ain't worked a day in his life. He's living with some older woman. They say she's another man's wife. But she wants him and needs him, and loves him. She buys him his clothes and his meals. When she finds he's gone, she'll be praying And, Lord, I know just how she feels. But he'll be coming down the road at the break of day. His head thrown back and his guns tied low. He's coming after Jenny wants to take her away But I ain't gonna let her go. The sun's at his back as he's coming The smile is cruel on his lip. His right hand is slowly descending To the sixgun that rests on his hip. Then his lower lip started to tremble And he started crying as he looked up at me. As I picked him up, I said, "Son, you're only four years old, And you know Jenny is only three. So, come on inside the house, And have some cookies and milk. And he did and the tears turned to smiles. And I called up his mama. And I drove him home, And Jenny's safe... at least for a little while.