The Ballad of Jenny Ledge - Toy Matinee

Jenny was raised in a house of cards

A face that could hijack your breath

The legs of a thoroughbred

That’s what they said of Jenny Ledge

Into the fray with a royal flush

Determined to bring home the gold

And drink from the fountainhead

That’s what she said, my Jenny Ledge

How I wished I could answer her prayer

To be held by an honest man

How I wanted to always be there

But my love was not in her plan

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town

And a life of ease

She runs off with the Vegas King

I’ve nowhere to stand, I can’t understand

Why Jenny won’t wait for me

Later I held her and asked her why

«This is my house, and this is my car

And this is my bed»

That’s what she said, my Jenny Ledge

Just a slave to security

She has forgotten the urge to win

All she has is a king and a pair

And a tear for what might have been

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town

And a life of ease

She runs off with the Vegas King

I’ve nowhere to stand, I can’t understand

Why Jenny won’t wait for me

So this is the ballad of Jenny Ledge

My anger unspoken

My eyes are learning to cry instead

Love is dead for Jenny Ledge

Once she stood with the world at her feet

And the love of an honest man

Now she sleeps while the world marches by

In the care of an also-ran

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town

And a life of ease

She runs off with the Vegas King

I’ve nowhere to stand, I can’t understand

Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town

And a life of ease

She runs off with the Vegas King

I’ve nowhere to stand, I can’t understand

My Jenny won’t wait for me

Feels so lonely

I could die

Ooh

Oh, my darlin'

I love you

And I always will

Don’t be cruel

Don’t be cruel

Don’t be cruel

To a heart that’s true