Mythology & Folklore
Johnny shall have a new bonnet
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Johnny shall have a new bonnet,
And Johnny shall go to the fair,
And Johnny shall have a blue ribbon
To tie up his bonny brown hair.
And why may not I love Johnny?
And why may not Johnny love me?
And why may not I love Johnny
As well as another body?
And here's a leg for a stocking,
And here is a leg for a shoe,
And he has a kiss for his daddy,
And two for his mammy, I trow.
And why may not I love Johnny?
And why may not Johnny love me?
And why may not I love Johnny,
As well as another body?
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Songs.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Johnny shall have a new bonnet.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/145/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Johnny shall have a new bonnet.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/145/.
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