Whatever happened to Betty Jean? Her hair was so pretty. She never was mean. When Mommy and Daddy were going away, Betty Jean would come and stay And fix our dinner and wash us clean.
Whatever happened to Betty Jean?
Betty Jean had a red jacket and she used to say she was Little Red Riding Hood and we must stand guard so she wouldn’t get eaten by the big bad wolf.
Betty Jean sometimes let us stay up late and one time we were still up when we heard the car drive in and we had to jump into bed and be real quiet.
Whatever happened to Betty Jean? Her hair was so pretty. She never was mean. She used to read stories to Bobby and me, With men and tigers and ships at sea, And faraway places we’d never seen.
Whatever happened to Betty Jean?
Betty had books with maps of Africa and Argentina and Alaska and Arizona and lots of places like that.
One time, Betty figured out that we were the same age, that is, Bobby and I together were exactly as old as Betty Jean. So we had a party and made candy and it spilled and we just barely got it cleaned up in time.
Whatever happened to Betty Jean? Her hair was so pretty. She never was mean. We built a fine palace with rugs and some chairs And a circle of books for the winding stairs. And we would be Princes and she would be Queen. Whatever happened to Betty Jean?
Mommy explained it to Bobby and me:
She’s gone to the u-ni-ver-si-ty.
Whatever that is.
I wonder if she’ll ever come back and take care of us again.