The Rose Of Mooncoin Lyrics And Guitar Chords
Written by Watt Murphy in 1826. And Still A Classic Song. Recorded by Sean Dunphy, Johnny McEvoy who sings in the youtube video, Bridie Gallagher who sang one of my favorite folk songs ''A Mother's Love's A Blessing '', and Ryans Fancy. The Kilkenny Banner Song. An Irish folk song. Irish country singer Mike Denver recorded the song in an upbeat temp.
The Rose Of Mooncoin Lyrics And Chords In D Major
Oh[D] how steet 'tis to roam by the[G] Sure's lovely [D]stream
And to[A] hear the birds[G] coo 'neath the mor[D]ning sun[F#m] beams
Where[d] the thrush and the robin their[G] sweet notes en[D]twine
On the[A] banks of the[G] Suir that flows[A7] down by Moon[D]coin
[Chorus]
Flow on lovely river flow gently along
By your waters so sweet
Sounds the Lark's merry song
On your green banks I'll wander
Where first I did join
With you lovely Molly,the rose of Mooncoin
Oh Molly dear Molly it breaks my fond heart
To know that we two for each must part
I'll think of you Molly while sun and moon shine
On the banks of the Suir that flow down by Mooncoin
She has sailed far away o're the dark rolling foam
Far away from the hills of her dear Irish home
Where the fisherman sports with his small boat and line
On the banks of the suir that flows down by Mooncoin
Then here's to the Suir with it's valleys so fair
As off times we wandered in the cool morning air
Where the roses are blooming and lilies entwine
On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin
Oh[D] how steet 'tis to roam by the[G] Sure's lovely [D]stream
And to[A] hear the birds[G] coo 'neath the mor[D]ning sun[F#m] beams
Where[d] the thrush and the robin their[G] sweet notes en[D]twine
On the[A] banks of the[G] Suir that flows[A7] down by Moon[D]coin
[Chorus]
Flow on lovely river flow gently along
By your waters so sweet
Sounds the Lark's merry song
On your green banks I'll wander
Where first I did join
With you lovely Molly,the rose of Mooncoin
Oh Molly dear Molly it breaks my fond heart
To know that we two for each must part
I'll think of you Molly while sun and moon shine
On the banks of the Suir that flow down by Mooncoin
She has sailed far away o're the dark rolling foam
Far away from the hills of her dear Irish home
Where the fisherman sports with his small boat and line
On the banks of the suir that flows down by Mooncoin
Then here's to the Suir with it's valleys so fair
As off times we wandered in the cool morning air
Where the roses are blooming and lilies entwine
On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin
Here’s a complete G major arrangement for guitar with:
🎵 Full chords on all verses,
🎸 A gentle strumming pattern, and
🎶 A fingerpicking intro/first verse in the Irish ballad style.
Key: G Major
🎵 The Rose of Mooncoin — Fingerpicking
Oh how sweet 'tis to roam by the Suir's lovely stream,
[G] [C] [G]
e|-----3-----3-----3-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----3-----3-----3--------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----1-----1-----1--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---0-----0-----0-------|---2-----2-----2----------|---0-----0-----0----------|
A|-----------------------|---3-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-3---------------------|---------------------------|-3--------------------------|
And to hear the birds coo 'neath the morning sun beams,
[D] [A7] [C]
e|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----|-----2-----2-----2--------|-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---0-----0-----0-------|---2-----2-----2----------|---2-----2-----2----------|
A|-----------------------|---0-----------------------|---3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Where the thrush and the robin their sweet notes entwine,
[G] [D] [C]
e|-----3-----3-----3-----|-----2-----2-----2--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---0-----0-----0-------|---0-----0-----0----------|---2-----2-----2----------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------|---3-----------------------|
E|-3---------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin.
[A7] [G]
e|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---2-----2-----2-------|---0-----0-----0----------|
A|---0--------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------------|
🎵 Chorus
Flow on, lovely river, flow gently along,
[C] [G] [Am]
e|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----2-----2-----2--------|
D|---2-----2-----2-------|---0-----0-----0----------|---2-----2-----2----------|
A|---3--------------------|---------------------------|---0-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------------|----------------------------|
By your waters so sweet sounds the lark’s merry song.
[D] [C] [G]
e|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----3-----3-----3--------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----|-----1-----1-----1--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---0-----0-----0-------|---2-----2-----2----------|---0-----0-----0----------|
A|-----------------------|---3-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-3--------------------------|----------------------------|
On your green banks I’ll wander where first I did join,
[C] [G] [C]
e|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---2-----2-----2-------|---0-----0-----0----------|---2-----2-----2----------|
A|---3--------------------|---------------------------|---3-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------------|----------------------------|
With you lovely Molly, the Rose of Mooncoin.
[A7] [G]
e|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---2-----2-----2-------|---0-----0-----0----------|
A|---0--------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------------|
Verse 1
Oh [G]how sweet 'tis to [C]roam by the [G]Suir's lovely [D]stream,
And to [A7]hear the birds [C]coo 'neath the [G]morning sun [Em]beams,
Where the [Am]thrush and the robin their [C]sweet notes en[G]twine,
On the [D]banks of the [C]Suir that flows [A7]down by Moon[G]coin.
Chorus
Flow [C]on, lovely [G]river, flow [Am]gently a[D]long,
By your [C]waters so [G]sweet sounds the [Am]lark’s merry [D]song.
On your [G]green banks I’ll [C]wander where [G]first I did [D]join,
With you [G]lovely [C]Molly, the [A7]Rose of Moon[G]coin.
Verse 2
Oh [G]Molly, dear [C]Molly, it [G]breaks my fond [D]heart,
To [A7]know that we [C]two for a [G]while now must [Em]part.
I’ll [Am]think of you, Molly, while [C]sun and moon [G]shine,
On the [D]banks of the [C]Suir that flows [A7]down by Moon[G]coin.
→ Chorus
Verse 3
She has [G]sailed far a[C]way o’er the [G]dark rolling [D]foam,
Far [A7]away from the [C]hills of her [G]dear Irish [Em]home,
Where the [Am]fisherman sports with his [C]small boat and [G]line,
On the [D]banks of the [C]Suir that flows [A7]down by Moon[G]coin.
→ Chorus
Verse 4
Then [G]here’s to the [C]Suir with its [G]valleys so [D]fair,
As [A7]oft-times we [C]wandered in the [G]cool morning [Em]air,
Where the [Am]roses are blooming and [C]lilies en[G]twine,
On the [D]banks of the [C]Suir that flows [A7]down by Moon[G]coin.
→ Final Chorus (slow and tender)
🎸 Strumming Pattern (3/4 Waltz Feel)
Gentle, lilting pattern for Irish ballads:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓
(count “1 2-and 3-and”)
OR a softer version:
Bass (↓) – Down (↓) – Up (↑)
(where the first beat is a single bass note, then a flowing 2–3 strum)
Use fingerpicking for the 1st verse (as above).
Begin soft strumming from Verse 2 onward.
For the final chorus, slow the tempo slightly and let each chord ring.
💡 Performance Tips
G–C–D–A7 progression is classic — let chords ring warmly.
Add hammer-ons on G (A→B on 5th string) and C (D→E on 4th string) for Irish ornamentation.
End gently: final “Mooncoin” can be a G → C → G slow cadence.
🎵 Full chords on all verses,
🎸 A gentle strumming pattern, and
🎶 A fingerpicking intro/first verse in the Irish ballad style.
Key: G Major
🎵 The Rose of Mooncoin — Fingerpicking
Oh how sweet 'tis to roam by the Suir's lovely stream,
[G] [C] [G]
e|-----3-----3-----3-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----3-----3-----3--------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----1-----1-----1--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---0-----0-----0-------|---2-----2-----2----------|---0-----0-----0----------|
A|-----------------------|---3-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-3---------------------|---------------------------|-3--------------------------|
And to hear the birds coo 'neath the morning sun beams,
[D] [A7] [C]
e|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----|-----2-----2-----2--------|-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---0-----0-----0-------|---2-----2-----2----------|---2-----2-----2----------|
A|-----------------------|---0-----------------------|---3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Where the thrush and the robin their sweet notes entwine,
[G] [D] [C]
e|-----3-----3-----3-----|-----2-----2-----2--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---0-----0-----0-------|---0-----0-----0----------|---2-----2-----2----------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------|---3-----------------------|
E|-3---------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin.
[A7] [G]
e|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---2-----2-----2-------|---0-----0-----0----------|
A|---0--------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------------|
🎵 Chorus
Flow on, lovely river, flow gently along,
[C] [G] [Am]
e|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----2-----2-----2--------|
D|---2-----2-----2-------|---0-----0-----0----------|---2-----2-----2----------|
A|---3--------------------|---------------------------|---0-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------------|----------------------------|
By your waters so sweet sounds the lark’s merry song.
[D] [C] [G]
e|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----3-----3-----3--------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----|-----1-----1-----1--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---0-----0-----0-------|---2-----2-----2----------|---0-----0-----0----------|
A|-----------------------|---3-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-3--------------------------|----------------------------|
On your green banks I’ll wander where first I did join,
[C] [G] [C]
e|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---2-----2-----2-------|---0-----0-----0----------|---2-----2-----2----------|
A|---3--------------------|---------------------------|---3-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------------|----------------------------|
With you lovely Molly, the Rose of Mooncoin.
[A7] [G]
e|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----3--------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0--------|
D|---2-----2-----2-------|---0-----0-----0----------|
A|---0--------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------------|
Verse 1
Oh [G]how sweet 'tis to [C]roam by the [G]Suir's lovely [D]stream,
And to [A7]hear the birds [C]coo 'neath the [G]morning sun [Em]beams,
Where the [Am]thrush and the robin their [C]sweet notes en[G]twine,
On the [D]banks of the [C]Suir that flows [A7]down by Moon[G]coin.
Chorus
Flow [C]on, lovely [G]river, flow [Am]gently a[D]long,
By your [C]waters so [G]sweet sounds the [Am]lark’s merry [D]song.
On your [G]green banks I’ll [C]wander where [G]first I did [D]join,
With you [G]lovely [C]Molly, the [A7]Rose of Moon[G]coin.
Verse 2
Oh [G]Molly, dear [C]Molly, it [G]breaks my fond [D]heart,
To [A7]know that we [C]two for a [G]while now must [Em]part.
I’ll [Am]think of you, Molly, while [C]sun and moon [G]shine,
On the [D]banks of the [C]Suir that flows [A7]down by Moon[G]coin.
→ Chorus
Verse 3
She has [G]sailed far a[C]way o’er the [G]dark rolling [D]foam,
Far [A7]away from the [C]hills of her [G]dear Irish [Em]home,
Where the [Am]fisherman sports with his [C]small boat and [G]line,
On the [D]banks of the [C]Suir that flows [A7]down by Moon[G]coin.
→ Chorus
Verse 4
Then [G]here’s to the [C]Suir with its [G]valleys so [D]fair,
As [A7]oft-times we [C]wandered in the [G]cool morning [Em]air,
Where the [Am]roses are blooming and [C]lilies en[G]twine,
On the [D]banks of the [C]Suir that flows [A7]down by Moon[G]coin.
→ Final Chorus (slow and tender)
🎸 Strumming Pattern (3/4 Waltz Feel)
Gentle, lilting pattern for Irish ballads:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓
(count “1 2-and 3-and”)
OR a softer version:
Bass (↓) – Down (↓) – Up (↑)
(where the first beat is a single bass note, then a flowing 2–3 strum)
Use fingerpicking for the 1st verse (as above).
Begin soft strumming from Verse 2 onward.
For the final chorus, slow the tempo slightly and let each chord ring.
💡 Performance Tips
G–C–D–A7 progression is classic — let chords ring warmly.
Add hammer-ons on G (A→B on 5th string) and C (D→E on 4th string) for Irish ornamentation.
End gently: final “Mooncoin” can be a G → C → G slow cadence.
Key Of C Major
Oh[C] how steet 'tis to roam by the[F] Sure's lovely [C]stream
And to[G] hear the birds[F] coo 'neath the mor[C]ning sun[Em] beams
Where[d] the thrush and the robin their[F] sweet notes en[C]twine
On the[G] banks of the[F] Suir that flows[G7] down by Moon[C]coin
Oh[C] how steet 'tis to roam by the[F] Sure's lovely [C]stream
And to[G] hear the birds[F] coo 'neath the mor[C]ning sun[Em] beams
Where[d] the thrush and the robin their[F] sweet notes en[C]twine
On the[G] banks of the[F] Suir that flows[G7] down by Moon[C]coin
Sheet Music Notes For The Rose Of Mooncoin In G Major
The link below is for the 5 string banjo tab in open G tuning.
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All of the sheet music tabs have been made as easy to play as was possible.
The price of the ebooks is €7.50
The rose of Mooncoin sheet music / tin whistle notes included.
