Johnny Be Fair

Buffy Sainte-Mary

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Intro: Verse 1: Well Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine and 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 is a son of mine and so he’s kin to you Verse 2: Well Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be fine and wants me for to wed And I would marry Jimmy but my father up and said I’m sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew But Jimmy too is a son of mine and so he’s kin to you Verse 3: Well Billy be fair and Billy be fine and wants me for to wed And I would marry Billy but my father up and said I’m sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew But Billy too is a son of mine and so he’s kin to you Verse 4: 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 shall die a single miss And so I’ll go to mother and complain to her of this Mm mm mm Verse 5: Oh daughter haven’t I taught you to forgive and to forget And if your father sewed his oats well still you needn’t fret Your father may be father to all the boys in town and still He’s not the one who sired you so marry whom you will

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Cette chanson raconte l'histoire d'une jeune femme qui souhaite épouser un jeune homme nommé Johnny. Cependant, son père lui révèle un secret de famille qui complique sa situation : Johnny est en réalité son frère, tout comme d'autres prétendants potentiels. L’intrigue se développe autour de sa désespérance face à un amour impossible, celui de devoir choisir entre le bonheur et les liens familiaux. Dans le dernier couplet, la mère lui donne un conseil sage, lui disant que même si son père a eu des relations avec plusieurs femmes, cela ne change rien à sa propre identité et qu'elle peut choisir de marier qui elle veut. Cette chanson aborde des thèmes de famille, d'amour et de destin.

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