You′re a queer one, Julie Jordan

You are quieter and deeper than a well

And ya never tell me nothin'

There′s nothin' that a care to choose to tell

You been acting most peculiar

Every morning you're awake ahead of me

Always sittin′ by the winder

I like to watch the river meet the sea

When we work in the mill, weavin′ at the loom

You gaze absent-minded at the roof

And half the time your shuttle gets twisted in the threads

'Till you can′t tell the warp from the woof

'Taint so

You′re a queer one, Julie Jordan

You won't ever tell a body what you think

You′re as tight-lipped as an oyster

And as silent as an old Sahara spink