1. Oh, Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine He wants me for to wed And I would marry Johnny, But me father up and said "I'm sorry to tell you daughter, What your mother never knew But Johnny is a son of mine And so he's kin to you." 2. Oh, Willie be fair and Willie be fine He wants me for to wed And I would marry Willie, But me father up and said "I'm sorry to tell you daughter, What your mother never knew But Willie too is a son of mine And so he's kin to you."

3. Oh, Thomas be fair and Thomas be fine He wants me for to wed And I would marry Thomas, But me father up and said "I'm sorry to tell you daughter, What your mother never knew But Thomas is a son of mine And so he's kin to you." 4. Oh, you never saw a maid so sad And sorry as I was The lads in town were all me kin And me father was the cause If life should thus continue, I will die a single miss I think I'll go to mother And complain to her of this.

5. "Oh, daughter, haven't I told you To forgive and to forget? Your father sowed his wild oats, But still you need not fret Your father may be father To all the lads in town, but still He's not the one who sired you, So marry whom you will."

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