As I roved out one May morning to take a pleasant walk
Well, I sat m'self down by a stone wall to hear two lovers talk
To hear what they might say, my love, to hear what they might say
That I might know a little more about love before I go away
P stands for Paddy, I suppose, J for my love, John
W stands for false Willie, oh but Johnny is the fairest man
Johnny is the fairest man, my love, Johnny's the fairest man
I don't care what anybody says, for Johnny is the fairest man
Won't you come and sit beside me love, upon the grass so green
It's a long three quarters of a year or more since together we have been
Together we have been, he said, together we have been
It's a long three quarters of a year or more since together we have been
No, I'll not sit beside you love, now nor at any other time
For I hear you have another pretty girl, and your heart's no longer mine
Your heart's no longer mine, she said, your heart's no longer mine
For I hear you have another pretty girl, and your heart's no longer mine
P stands for Paddy, I suppose, J for my love, John
W stands for false Willie, oh but Johnny is the fairest man
Johnny is the fairest man, my love, Johnny's the fairest man
I don't care what anybody says, for Johnny is the fairest man
So I'll go climb the high, high tree, and rob a wild bird's nest
And back I'll bring whatever I find to the arms that I love best
To the arms that I love best, my love, the arms that I love best
And back I'll bring whatever I find to the arms that I love best
P stands for Paddy, I suppose, J for my love, John
W stands for false Willie, oh but Johnny is the fairest man
Johnny is the fairest man, my love, Johnny's the fairest man
I don't care what anybody says, for Johnny is the fairest man
