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O dear, what can the matter be And what can the matter be O what can the matter be Johnny bydes lang at the fair He'll buy me a twopenny whistle He'll buy me a threepenny fair He'll buy me a Bunch o' Blue Ribbons To tye up my bonny Brown Hair O saw ye him coming And saw ye him coming O saw ye him coming Hame frae the Newcastle fair This is the traditional song from which the nursery version descends |
Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Johnny's so long at the fair. He promised to buy me A trinket to please me And then for a smile, Oh, he vowed he would tease me He promised to buy me A bunch of blue ribbons To tie up my bonnie brown hair. Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Johnny's so long at the fair. He promised to bring me A basket of posies A garland of lilies, A wreath of red rosies A little straw hat to Set off the blue ribbons That tie up my bonnie brown hair. Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Johnny's so long at the fair. He promised he'd buy me A beautiful fairing, A gay bit of lace that the lassies are wearing, To set off the hat that Sets off the blue ribbons, That tie up my bonnie brown hair. Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Johnny's so long at the fair. |
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