Intro:            Verse 1: Well Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine and wants me for to wed And I would marry Johnny but my father up and said I’m sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew But Johnny is a son of mine and so he’s kin to you               Verse 2: Well Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be fine and wants me for to wed And I would marry Jimmy but my father up and said I’m sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew But Jimmy too is a son of mine and so he’s kin to you               Verse 3: Well Billy be fair and Billy be fine and wants me for to wed And I would marry Billy but my father up and said I’m sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew But Billy too is a son of mine and so he’s kin to you            Verse 4: You never seen a girl so sad and sorry as I was The boys in town are all my kin and my father is the cause If life should thus continue I shall die a single miss And so I’ll go to mother and complain to her of this Mm mm mm            Verse 5: Oh daughter haven’t I taught you to forgive and to forget And if your father sewed his oats well still you needn’t fret Your father may be father to all the boys in town and still He’s not the one who sired you so marry whom you will