Activity:

Nursery rhymes are a fun way to teach your children about music, rhyme and language. Teach your kids the lyrics to your favourite nursery rhymes and they’ll remember them forever.

Oh dear! What can the matter be? lyrics

Oh dear! What can the matter be?
Dear dear! What can the matter be?
Oh dear! What can the matter be?
Johnny’s so long at the fair.

He promised to buy me a trinket to please me,
And then for a smile, he vowed he would tease me,
He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons,
To tie up my long brown hair.

Oh dear! What can the matter be?
Dear dear! What can the matter be?
Oh dear! What can the matter be?
Johnny’s so long at the fair.

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 long brown hair.

Oh dear! What can the matter be?
Oh dear! What can the matter be?
Oh dear! What can the matter be?
Johnny’s so long at the fair.