[Verse 1]
Am G Am
Well, Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine and wants me for to wed
Em G Em
And I would marry Johnny, but my father up and said
Am Em G Em
I'm sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
Am G C Em Am
But Johnny is a son of mine and so he's kin to you
[Verse 2]
Am G Am
Well, Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be fine and wants me for to wed
Em G Em
And I would marry Jimmy, but my father up and said
Am Em G Em
I'm sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
Am G C Em Am
But Jimmy, too, is a son of mine and so he's kin to you
[Verse 3]
Am G Am
Well, Billy be fair and Billy be fine and wants me for to wed
Em G Em
And I would marry Billy, but my father up and said
Am Em G Em
I'm sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
Am G C Em Am
But Billy, too, is a son of mine and so he's kin to you
[Verse 4]
Am G Am
You never seen a girl so sad and sorry as I was
Em G Em
The boys in town are all my kin and my father is the pa
Am Em G Em
If this does continue I shall die a single miss
Am G C Em Am
I will go to mother and complain to her of this
[Verse 5]
Am G Am
Oh daughter, haven't I taught you to forgive and to forget
Em G Em
Even if all this is true still you needn't fret
Am Em G Em
Your father may be father to all the boys in town,
Am G N.C. Am
He's not the one who sired you, so marry who you will
