Johnny, Lovely Johnny

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W:The high walls of Derry look dismal and grey,
W:And so does lovely Johnny, he is now going away.
W:He is going to bonny Scotland some sweetheart to see.
W:May the high powers above send him safe home to me.
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W:Oh, Johnny, lovely Johnny, do you mind the day,
W:When you came to my window to steal me away?
W:You promised you would marry me above all female kind.
W:Oh, Johnny, lovely Johnny, what has altered your mind?
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W:Oh, Annie, lovely Annie, it was all but in jest,
W:For I never intended to make you my best.
W:I never intended to make you my wife.
W:Oh, Annie, lovely Annie, all the days of my life.
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W:The first time I met you, 'tis well I do own,
W:'Twas in my father's garden in the County Tyrone,
W:With my white apron round us, to shield out the wind.
W:Oh, Johnny, lovely Johnny, what has altered your mind?
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W:A bunch of blue ribbons I will tie up and wear,
W:And a wreath of forget-me-nots I will twine round my hair.
W:And if ever he returns again, I will greet him with joy,
W:And I will kiss the lips of my own Johnny boy.