Lyrics Molly Bawn - Alasdair Roberts

Molly Bawn

Come all you young fathers that handle a gun
Beware of night-rambling by the setting of the sun
And beware of an accident that happened of late
To young Molly Bawn, and sad was her fate
She was going to her uncle’s, when a shower came on
She went under a green bush, the shower to shun
With her white apron 'round her, he took her for a swan
And he shot her and killed her by the setting of the sun
He ran to his father, with his gun in his hand
Crying, «Father, dear Father, I have shot Molly Bawn!
I have shot that fair damsel, I have taken the life
Of the one I intended to take as my wife.»
«She was going to her uncle’s, when a shower came on
She went under a green bush, the shower to shun
With her white apron 'round her, I took her for a swan
And I shot her and killed her by the setting of the sun.»
Oh, Jimmy, dear Jimmy, do not run away
Do not leave your own country till your trial day
Do not leave your own country till your trial come on
For they never will hang you for the loss of that swan
The night before Molly’s funeral, her ghost did appear
Crying, «Uncle, dear Uncle, let Jimmy go clear
I was going to my uncle’s when a shower came on
I went under a green bush, the shower to shun
With my white apron 'round me, he took me for a swan
Won’t you tell him he’s forgiven, by his own Molly Bawn?»