JOHNNY, LOVELY JOHNNY Johnny, lovely Johnny do you mind the day You came by my window to steal me away? You asked me to marry you, above all womankind Oh, Johnny, lovely Johnny, what has altered your mind Ah! the first place we courted 'twas very well known 'Twas my father's garden in the County Tyrone We wrapped my white apron round us for to shield us from the wind Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny, what has altered your mind And the next place we sported 'twas in yonder green grove Where the blackberry bushes around us they stood Where the oak and the apple around us did twine Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny, what has altered your mind Annie, lovely Annie, sure 'twas all but a jest For I never intended for to make you my best For I never intended for to make you my wife Oh, Annie, lovely Annie, all the days of my life Well, a bunch of blue ribbons I will tie up and wear And a bunch of forget-me-nots I will tie in my hair And if ever he returns again I will greet him with joy And I'll kiss the sweet lips of my own Johnny boy Regards Mick Bracken
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