Jenny's song

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My Jenny’s song is a sad song that is always requested by the ghost of High Heart as payment in exchange for telling the Brotherhood Without Banners of her prophetic dreams. The song may be about her friend Jenny. The true name of the song is never mentioned.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Arya heard the song when the brotherhood took her to High Heart for the first time. The men meet with the ghost of High Heart who requests her song after telling them of her recent dreams. [1] Tom of Sevenstreams sings the song, accompanying the words with his woodharp. The song is so soft and sad that Arya can only hear snatches of the words, though the tune is half familiar to her. Sansa would know it I bet, she thinks. [2]

When the brotherhood go to Hight Heart a second time [3] Tom again sings the song the dwarf woman. As he is singing she closes her eyes and rocks slowly back and forth, murmuring the words and crying. Thoros takes Arya firmly the hand and draws her aside, telling her,

“Let her savour her song in peace. It is all she has left.” [4]

Much later, while the Brotherhood Without Banners waited for Merrett Frey to arrive at Oldstones with his brother’s ransom Tom of Sevenstreams may have been singing some lyrics of the song while sitting on the sepulchre of King Tristifer. Merrett finds the music is soft and sad, he hears words,

High in the halls of the kings who are gone, Jenny would dance with her ghosts [5]

It may be the same song that Robb Stark mentions to his mother when he is standing before the sepulchre of Tristifer. When Catelyn tells him the name of the ancient castle where they are encamped Robb says to her,

“There is a song. Jenny of Oldstones, with the flowers in her hair." [6]

Quotes

“She always makes me sing the same bloody song.” [2]

- Tom of Sevenstreams


“Oh, aye. My Jenny’s song. Is there any other?” [4]

- Ghost of High Heart

References and Notes