Cara Dillon - P Stands For Paddy (Lament For Johnny)

As I went out a bright morning to take a pleasant walk
I sat down beside on an old stone wall just to hear two lovers talk.
For to hear two lovers talk, my love, to hear what they might say
So I might learn a little more, love, before I go away

P it stands for Paddy, I suppose
J for my love John
W stands for false Willy O
But Johnny is the fairest man
"Johnny is the fairest man," she said
"Johnny is the fairest man
I don't care what anybody says
But Johnny is the fairest man"

Well come and sit beside me, love, beside me on the green
It's a long three quarters of a year or more since together we have been
Since 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

"Oh, I'll not sit beside you,love, now or any other time
For I hear you love another little lass and your heart's no longer mine
"And your heart's no longer mine," she said, "your heart's no longer mine
I don't care what anybody says your heart's no longer mine."

So I will climb a high, high tree and I rob a wild bird's nest
Back I'll bring what I find there to the girl I love the best
"To the girl I love the best", he said, "the girl I love the best
Back I'll bring what I find there to the girl I love the best"

P it stands for Paddy, I suppose
J for my love John
W stands for false Willy O
But Johnny is the fairest man
"Johnny is the fairest man," she said
"Johnny is the fairest man
I don't care what anybody says
But Johnny is the fairest man"

Johnny is the fairest man
He's beside me on the green
His true love is told
Your love is told

Copyrights

Author: Traditional - Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
Composer: Traditional - Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman
Publisher: Charcoal Records

More details

Language: English
Available on: Hill Of Thieves (2009)