[Verse]
D E F#m
I'm always drunk and I'm seldom sober,
E A D A
I'm constant rovin' from town to town;
D E F#m
Ah, but I'm old now, my sporting's over,
D E F#m
So, Molly, a stór, would you lay me down.
[Chorus]
E D E F#m
Just lay my head on a keg of brandy,
E A D E
It is my fancy, I do declare;
A D B
For when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin',
F#m D A
On lovely Molly from the County Clare.
[Verse]
D E F#m
The ripest apple is the soonest rotten,
E A D A
And the warmest love is the soonest cold;
D E F#m
And a young man's fancy is soon forgotten,
D E F#m
So beware, young maids, don't make so bold.
[Chorus]
E D E F#m
Just lay my head on a keg of brandy,
E A D E
It is my fancy, I do declare;
A D B
For when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin',
F#m D A
On lovely Molly from the County Clare.
[Verse]
D E F#m
It's youth and folly make a young man wasting,
E A D A
And it makes him tarry a long, long day;
D E F#m
What can't be cured, love, must be endured, love,
D E F#m
So farewell, darling, I'm going away.
[Chorus]
E D E F#m
Just lay my head on a keg of brandy,
E A D E
It is my fancy, I do declare;
A D B
For when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin',
F#m D A
On lovely Molly from the County Clare.
