My Truly, Truly Fair Guy Mitchell Backed by Mitch Miller and his Orchestra Written by Bob Merrill Peaked at # 2 in 1951 Competing versions charted by Vic Damone (#4), Freddy Martin (#18) and Ray Anthony and his Orchestra (#28) (Oh, ho!!) (Truly, truly fair, truly, truly fair) (How I love my truly fair) (There's songs to sing her, trinkets to bring her) (Flowers for her golden hair) [chorus] My, truly, truly fair Truly, truly fair How I love my truly fair (his truly fair) There's songs to sing her, trinkets to bring her Flowers for her golden hair (Oh, ho!!) Some men plow the open plains, some men sail the brine But I'm in love with a pretty little maid, for work I have no time She's Chorus (Oh, ho!!) Once I sailed from Boston Bay bound for Singapore But one day out and I missed her so, I swam right back to shore Back to my truly fair Truly, truly fair How I love my truly fair There's songs to sing her, trinkets to bring her Flowers for her golden hair (Oh, ho!!) I love she and she loves me, pardon if I boast At times we fight all the live-long night 'bout who loves who the most [chorus] (Oh, ho!!) Soon I'm gonna marry her, love her till I die There ain't no livin' on love alone but still I'm gonna try (Truly, truly fair, truly, truly fair) (How I love my truly fair) There's songs to sing her, trinkets to bring her Flowers for her golden hair (for her golden hair) How I love my truly fair (loves his truly fair) Wow! How I love my truly fair (how he loves his truly fair)