It's no other but Mad Jenny, with her fist raised to the sky On moonless nights she walks the strand to curse the ships she spies She mutters low so no one hears, and the winds begin to moan And sure'n the clouds'll cover the stars, the storm starts in to blow.
Oh the waves they can be wicked when Mad Jenny's on a tear You can hear the sailors bellow as they bring their ships to bear And the widows light a candle and kneel down beside their bed For Jenny's on the strand tonight; tomorrow we'll count the dead.