MOLLY BÁN A STÓR LYRICS

​Recorded by Rita And Sarah Keane

As down by Bannas Banks I strayed one evening in May
The little birds in blithest notes made vocal every spray
They sang their little notes of love they sang them o'er and o'er
Oh grad mo croide mo cailin og
She's Molly Bán a Stór

The daisy pied and all the sweets, 
The dawn of nature yields
The primrose pale and violets blue 
lay scattered o'er the fields
Such fragrance in the bosom 
lies of her whom I adore

Oh grad mo croide mo dailin og
She's Molly Bán a Stór
I lay me down upon a bank
Bewailing my sad fate
That doomed me thus a slave to love
And cruel Molly's hate

How can she break the honest heart
That wears her in its core
Oh grad mo croide mo cailin og
She's Molly Bán a Stór

Oh had I all the flocks that graze
On yonder yellow hill
Or lowed for me the numerous herds
That yon green pastures fill
With her I love I'd gladly share
My kine and fleecy store

Oh grad mo croide mo cailin og
She's Molly Bán a Stór
Two turtle doves above my head
Sat courting on a bough
I envied them their happiness
To see them bill and coo
Such fondness once for me was shown
But now alas tis o'er

Oh grad mo croide mo cailin og
She's Molly Bán a Stór
Then fare thee well my Molly dear
Thy loss I e'er shall mourn
While life remains in my fond heart
T'will beat for thee alone
Though thou art false may Heaven on thee
Tis choicest blessings pour
Oh grad mo croide mo cailin og
She's Molly Bán a Stór