Oh Dear! What Can The Matter Be (chrom)

by Trad. nursery rhyme · posted by WaltP

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OH DEAR! WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE
Trad. nursery rhyme
Key: F
Time: 6/8


4  4     4   -3  -6   4  -3  -2
O dear, what can the mat-ter be, 
-3*-3*   -3*  3  -3  -3* -3  3
O dear, what can the mat-ter be, 
4  4     4   -3  -6   4  -3  -2
O dear, what can the mat-ter be? 
 3    -3  -3* -3 -3*  3   -2
John-ny's so long at the fair.

4   4    -3 -3*  4  -3
He prom-ised to buy me 
-3* 4  -3  -6   4    -3
A trin-ket to please me
-2   -3*  3 -3  -3*
And then for a smile
3   -3  -3*  3   -3    -3*  -3
Oh, he vowed he would tease me
3   4    -3  -3*  4   -3
He prom-ised to bring me 
-3* 4   -3  -6   4   -3
A bunch of blue rib-bons
-2  3  -3 -3* -3 -3*   3    -2
To tie up my bon-nie brown hair

4  4     4   -3  -6   4  -3  -2
O dear, what can the mat-ter be, 
-3*-3*   -3*  3  -3  -3* -3  3
O dear, what can the mat-ter be, 
4  4     4   -3  -6   4  -3  -2
O dear, what can the mat-ter be? 
 3    -3  -3* -3 -3*  3   -2
John-ny's so long at the fair.


He promised to bring me 
A basket of posies
A garland of lilies
A garland of roses 
A little straw hat 
To set off the blue ribbons
That tie up my bonnie brown hair

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