Nursery Rhyme. CXLVII. Songs.

    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?

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