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