Did you hear what happened to jenny droe?    Couldn't believe it, but it's true   Twenty-six, and now she's dead   I wish that I could've died instead      Did you hear what happened to jenny droe?    Did you see how thin and pale she grew?    So much suffering, could not hide   Endless heartache until she died      Did you hear what happened to jenny droe?    Strike me dead, make it a truce   Strike me dead, let me go   Nothing that I didn't know      Did you hear what happened to jenny droe?    Couldn't believe it, but it's true   Twenty-six, and now she's dead   I wish that I could've died instead