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Johnny be Fair

by Rosheen

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Billie be fair and Billie be fine he wants me for to wed
And I would marry Billie, but my father up and said,
“I’m sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
But Billie here, he’s a son of mine, and so he’s kin to you

Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine he wants me for to wed
And I would marry Johnny, but my father up and said,
“I’m sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
But Johnny too he’s a son of mine, and so he’s kin to you.”

Well, you never seen a girl so sad and sorry as I was
The boys in town, are all my kin and my father is the cause!
If life should thus continue I will die a single miss
I'm going to go to mother and complain to her of this.

“Well, daughter, haven’t I taught you to forgive and to forget?
And if your father sowed his oats, well still you needn't fret.
He may be father to all the single boys in town, but still…..
He’s not the one who sired you so marry who you will.”

“Well, daughter, haven’t I taught you to forgive and to forget?
And if your father sowed his oats, well still you needn't fret.
He may be father to all the single boys in town, but still…..
He’s not the one who sired you so marry who you will.”
He's not the one who sired you......... So marry who you will!

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released March 22, 2016
Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Rosheen Québec City, Québec

Fondé en 1997 par la chanteuse-auteur-compositeur Lynn Vallières, le groupe Rosheen, de Québec, est composé de sept membres, tous animés par la même passion de la musique celtique. Au fil des ans, Rosheen s’est bâti une solide réputation à travers le Québec pour ensuite élargir son auditoire au reste du Canada, aux États-Unis et plus récemment en Europe. ... more

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