Debra Cowan - Johnny Be Fair (trad) lyrics

O Johnny be fair and Johnny be good And he wants me for to wed And I would have married Johnny But me father up and said I hate to tell you daughter But your mother never knew That Johnny he's a son of mine And so is kin to you O, Willie be fair and Willie be good And he wants me for to wed And I would have married Willie But me father up and said I hate to tell you daughter But your mother never knew That Willie he's a son of mine And so is kin to you Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be good And he wants me for to wed And I would have married Jimmy But me father up and said I hate to tell you daughter But your mother never knew That Jimmy he's a son of mine And so is kin to you So I went home to me mother And I hung me head in shame Of all the lads in the village I couldn't change me name My mother said “If your father knew It's me he'd surely k** For your father's not your father So marry whom you will”