As went out one fine morning
For to take a little walk
I sat myself down by an old stone wall
To hear two lovers talk.
To hear two lovers talk, me love
To hear what they might say
That I might learn a little of love before I go away.
And ‘P’ stands for Paddy, I suppose
‘J’ for my love John
And ‘W’ stands for false Willy-o
But Johnny is the fairest man.
Oh, Johnny is the fairest man, she cried
Johnny is the fairest man
Oh I don’t care what anybody says, for Johnny is the fairest man.
Oh I won’t sit beside you, love,
Not now or any other time
For you, you love another pretty maid
And your heart’s no longer mine.
Your heart’s no longer mine, she cried
You heart’s no longer mine
For you, you love another pretty maid and your heart’s no longer mine.
Well I will climb a high high tree
And rob a little bird’s nest
And I will take whatever I can find
To the arms I love the best.
To the arms I love the best, she cried
The arms I love the best
Oh, I will take whatever I can find to the arms I love the best.