Molly Bawn - Live - Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Come all you young fellas

That handle a gun

Beware of night rambling

By the setting of the sun

And beware of an accident

That happened of late

To one 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

Her white apron around her

He took her for a swan

And he shot her and killed her

By the setting of the sun

He went home to his father's

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

Yeah, the shower to shun.

"With her white apron around her

I took her for a swan

And I shot her and killed her

By the setting of the sun."

Well Jimmy dear Jimmy

Do not run away

Do not leave your own country

Before your trial day.

Do not leave your own country

Till your trial comes on

For they never will hang you

For the killing of a 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 around me

He took me for a swan

Won't you tell him he's forgiven

By his old Molly Bawn."

All the girls of this country

They are all glad we know

To see Molly Bawn

Brought down so low

Take all those fair damsels

Put them all in one row

Our beauty will outshine them

Like a mountain of snow.