You're a queer one Julie Jordan

You were quieter and deeper than a well

And you never tell me nuthin'

There's nuthin' that a keer to choose to tell

You been acting most peculiar

Every morning you're awake ahead of me

Always settin' 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