Oh dear! What can the matter be?

He promised to buy me a trinket to please me
And then for a smile, he vowed he would tease me
He promised to bring me a bunch of blue ribbons
To tie up my bonnie brown hair.
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2. He promised to bring me a basket of posies
A garland of lilies, a gift of red roses
A little straw hat to set off the blue ribbons
That tie up my bonnie brown hair.
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