Name: Johnny Be Fair
Duration: P00H02M20S
Description: Originally written by Buffy Saint Marie, this song has found its way into the folk tradition.

Johnny Be Fair

from Freed From The Gallows by Kirsty Frances and Simon Robinson

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Originally written by Buffy Saint Marie, this song has found its way into the folk tradition.

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O Johnny be good and Johnny be fair
And he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married Johnny
But me father up and said,
“I hate to tell you daughter,
But your mother never knew:
That Johnny he’s a son of mine
And so he's kin to you.”

O Willie be good and Willie be fair
And he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married Willie
But me father up and said,
“I hate to tell you daughter,
But your mother never knew:
That Willie he’s a son of mine
And so he's kin to you.”

Jimmy be good and Jimmy be fair
And he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married Jimmy
But me father up and said,
“I hate to tell you daughter,
But your mother never knew:
That Jimmy he’s a son of mine
And so he's kin to you.”

So I went home to me mother
And I hung me head in shame.
Of all the lads in town,
and my name I couldn’t change.
She said, “My dearest girl,
your Father me will surely kill.
But your father’s not your father,
So marry who you will.”

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from Freed From The Gallows, released October 6, 2023
Written by Buffy Saint Marie, arr. Kirsty Frances and Simon Robinson

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Simon Robinson Leeds, UK

www.simonrobinsonsounds.co.uk
Leeds based musician. Playing folk music from England and America on banjo and guitar.

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