Adrian Whitcomb sings and explains origin of song "Jason and Julie," Harmony House Open Mic, 9/8/17

Jason and Julie

Jason and Julie were married
In Texas a few years ago.
Together since then they determined
They wanted their family to grow.
To keep all the naming consistent,
They all would begin with a “J.”
There’s Jude, and there’s Jaynie, and Jonah,
Another one now on the way.

They wanted to have a large family,
Quite willing to do their own part.
There’s J. B. and J. B. and J. B.
Yes, they’re off to quite a good start.
We wonder how many are coming.
Perhaps there’ll be twins, don’t you know,
They’ll all have initials of J. B.
I think that’s the way it will go.
[The original song (above) was written on 12/21/04.]

Six months have passed since I wrote this.
There’s one thing that I’ll like to say.
There’s Jude, and there’s Jaynie, and Jonah,
And Jillian’s with us today.

[Before I had an opportunity to present the original song to them, the fourth child had been born and so I had to include Jillian. I wrote the section above on a napkin on 7/2/05 while waiting in line to eat at Hopestock. After the meal there was a group of adults who shared stories about others in the group. I sang all of the lines that I had written up to this point and presented Jason and Julie with a copy of the original song.]

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I wrote a separate song for Jeremiah instead of adding his name to the original song.
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The story of Jason and Julie
Continues right up to today.
The fifth child they named Jeremiah.
The sixth child arrived just this May. [5/30/10]

Josephine Brown was the youngest,
Then another J. B. came to stay.
Yes, Joel is the name of the seventh
All seven whose names start with “J.”

It’s been a long time now since Texas.
In Virginia they just could not stay.
Missouri’s the home of this clan now
All their first names begin with a “J.”
[9/8/17]
Can be sung to the tune of “My Bonnie,” by H. J. Fuller


© 2005, 2010, 2017 Adrian H. Whitcomb Jr.

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