Creeping Jane Songtext
von Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick

I′ll sing you a song and a very pretty one
Concerning a Creeping Jane-O
Why she never saw a man or a gelding in her life
That she valued at the worth of a ha'pin
Lal-le-day-dee-oh
The diddle-le the day-do
She never saw a man or a gelding in her life
That she valued at the worth of a ha′pin
Lal-le-day
When Creeping Jane to the racetrack came
The gentlemen giggled all around-O
And all they had to say concerning little Jane
She's not able for to gallop o'er the ground
Lal-le-day-dee-oh
The diddle-le the day-do
And all they had to say concerning little Jane
She′s not able for to gallop o′er the ground
Lal-le-day
Now when that they came to the first mile post
Creeping Janey was far behind-O


But the lad he flung the whip into the bonny little maid
And he says me little lassie never mind
Lal-le-day-dee-oh
The diddle-le the day-do
The lad he flung the whip into the bonny little maid
And he says me little lassie never mind
Lal-le-day
Now when that they came to the third mile post
Creeping Janey looked blithe and smart-O
And then she lifted up her little lily white hoof
And she fled past them all like a dart
Lal-le-day-dee-oh
The diddle-le the day-do
And then she lifted up her little lily white hoof
And she fled past them all like a dart
Lal-le-day
Now Creeping Janey the race has won
And she scarcely sweat one drop-O
Why she's able for to gallop the ground all again
While the others is not able for to trot
Lal-le-day-dee-oh
The diddle-le the day-do
She′s able for to gallop the ground all again
While the others is not able for to trot
Lal-le-day
Now Creeping Janey is dead and gone
And her body lies on the cold ground-O
I'll go down to me master and tell the boy today
Just to keep her little body from the ground
Lal-le-day-dee-oh
The diddle-le the day-do
I′ll go down to me master and tell the boy today
Just to keep her little body from the ground
Lal-le-day