| "Poor Jenny" | ||||
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| Single by The Everly Brothers | ||||
| A-side | "Take a Message to Mary" | |||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly | |||
| Length | 2:08 | |||
| Label | Cadence | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant[1] | |||
| The Everly Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Poor Jenny" is a song released in 1959 by The Everly Brothers. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,[2] while reaching No. 14 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart.[1]
There are two released versions of the Everly Brothers version of the song. Though there are other differences, the easiest way to distinguish between the two versions is a lyric change in the song's narrative. The US version has the fight starting at ten o'clock; a different take of the song, released as the UK single, has the fight starting at one o'clock.