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