'P' Stands For Paddy, I Suppose - Planxty

P stands for Paddy, I suppose

J’s for my love John

And the W stands for false Willy-O

But Johnny is the fairest man

Johnny is the fairest man, my love

Johnny is the fairest man

And I don’t care what anybody says

For Johnny is the fairest man

As I went out one may morning

To take a pleasant walk

I sat myself down upon an old stone wall

To hear two lovers talk

To hear what they might say, my dear

To hear what they might say

That I might know a little more about love

Before I go away

P stands for Paddy, I suppose

J for my love John

And the W stands for false Willy-O

But Johnny is the fairest man

Come and sit you down beside me, he says

Together on the green

For it’s a long three quarters of a year or more

Since together we have been

Oh I’ll not sit by you, she says

Now nor at any other time

For I hear you love another little girl

And your heart’s no longer mine

Your heart’s no longer mine, my dear

Your heart’s no longer mine

It’s a-just three quarters of a year or more

And your heart’s no longer mine

P stands for Paddy, I suppose

J for my love John

And the W stands for false Willy-O

But Johnny is the fairest man

And I’ll go up the tall, tall tree

And I’ll rob the wild bird’s nest

And when I come down, I’ll give a little love

To the girl that I love best

The girl that I love best, my dear

The girl that I love best

And down I’ll come, and I’ll go straight home

To the girl that I love best

P stands for Paddy, I suppose

J for my love John

And the W stands for false Willy-O

But Johnny is the fairest man

Johnny is the fairest man, my dear

Johnny is the fairest man

And I know a little more about love

Before I travel on