Molly Bawn

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'Tis I am sad and lonely down in the distant 
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 west 
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The happy dreams of boyhood years at night 
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 disturb my rest; 
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For it's in this weary heart of mine to 
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 forget it ne'er shall be, 
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Of the days I spent with Molly Bawn a-boating 
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 on Loch Ri. 
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She was young and beautiful,as gentle as the 
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 fawn 
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds bright,like 

 stars at early dawn; 
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A smile she had for every lad but her love 
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 was all for me, 
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When first I gazed on Molly Bawn a-boating 
D        G 
 on Loch Ri. 
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And when she said she'd be my bride, how 
      D        G 
 happy then was I, 
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The pleasant dreams of boyhood years, how 
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 swiftly they've flown by; 
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The heaven light shone in her eyes, she was 
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 too good for me, 
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An angel claimed her for his own and took her 
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from Loch Ri. 
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Oh, I have lived the stormy life, my hair is 
   D       G 
 a silvery hue 
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A plaintive voice rings in my ear in tones I 
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 can't sub- due, 
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A lovely form still lingers there and a face 
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 I think I see; 
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Oh,that's the face of Molly Bawn a-boating 
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 on Loch Ri.