Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies,
Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

I come to see poor Jenny Joe,
Jenny Joe, Jenny Joe,
I come to see poor Jenny Joe,
And how is she now?

She’s ironing, she’s ironing,
And you can’t see her now.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies,
Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.

[Then follow alternate questions and answers in the same manner for—

Then—]

I come in my white dress, white dress, white dress,
I come in my white dress, and how will that do?

White is for wedding, wedding, wedding,
White is for wedding, and that won’t do.

Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies,
Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too.