As I went out one May morning to take a pleasant walk Well, I sat m'self down by an old faill wall just to hear two lovers talk To hear two lovers talk, my dear, to hear what they might say That I might know a little more about love before I went away
Chorus (after each verse): 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 dear, aye, Johnny's the fairest man I don't care what anybody says, Johnny is the fairest man
Won't you come and sit beside me, beside me on the green It's a long three quarters of a year or more since together we have been Together we have been, my dear, 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, not now nor at any other time For I hear you have another little girl, and your heart's no longer mine Your heart's no longer mine, my dear, your heart's no longer mine For I hear you have another little girl, and your heart's no longer mine
So I'll go climb the tall, tall tree, I'll rob the wild bird's nest When I come down, I'll go straight home to the girl that I love best To the girl that I love best, my dear, the girl that I love best When I come down, I'll go straight home to the girl that I love best
As I went out one May morning to take a pleasant walk Well, I sat m'self down by an old faill wall just to hear two lovers talk Aye, to hear two lovers talk, my dear, to hear what they might say So that I might know a little more about love before I went away