Page type: lyric reference
Artist: And Also The Trees
Canonical path: /and-also-the-trees/simple-tom-and-the-ghost-of-jenny-bailey
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Simple Tom And The Ghost Of Jenny Bailey
Read Simple Tom And The Ghost Of Jenny Bailey lyrics by And Also The Trees on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Simple Tom And The Ghost Of Jenny Bailey
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
The day flees the town with a drunkard's yell
Silence from the slaughterhouse
And the midnight bell
Shudders down Shambles alley
Slamming shutters
And the market litter flies
Newspaper acrobats, straw and rags
Whirl up to Tom's window...
And away
Simple Tom looks out across the town
Come into my shipwreck room
Creaking beams and tilting shadows
And the tallow-sticks burn
High above the cobble streets
Come into my shipwreck room
Jenny Bailey
We can see Tom's hand only
Pulling horse-hair from the chair
The candle splutters
His pupil shrinks, his pupil grows
You are my ghost Jenny Bailey
Come and dance with me
While the whole town sleeps
Simple Tom looks out across the town
Walk across the scaly roofs
Look into my open window
Oh, my rooftop girl
Rats-tail hair and milky skin
Glinting in the weather-vanes
Jenny Bailey
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Simple Tom And The Ghost Of Jenny Bailey"?
And Also The Trees performs "Simple Tom And The Ghost Of Jenny Bailey", and this lyric page sits inside the And Also The Trees catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Simple Tom And The Ghost Of Jenny Bailey"?
Yes. The related section below points to A Room Lives In Lucy (w S H Jones) and Count Jefferey with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by And Also The Trees?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through And Also The Trees's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Simple Tom And The Ghost Of Jenny Bailey yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.