Johnny Be Fair

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 pa If this does continue I shall die a single miss I will go to mother and complain to her of this Verse 5 Oh daughter, haven't I taught you to forgive and to forget Even if all this is true still you needn't fret Your father may be father to all the boys in town, He's not the one who sired you, so marry who you will