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[ A ] Oh dear, what can the matter be? [ E ] Oh dear what can the matter be?

[ A ] Oh dear, what can the matter be? [ D ] Johnny's so [ E ] long at the [ A ] fair.

He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons,

He [ E ] promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons,

He [ A ] promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons,

To [ D ] tie up my [ E ] bonnie brown [ A ] hair.