Molly Bawn

[D]Come all you young fathers that handle a [G]gun,
Bewa[D]re of night-rambling by the [C]setting of the [A]sun.
[D]And beware of an accident that happened of [G]late,
To yo[D]ung Molly Bawn, and [C]sad was her [A]fate.

[D]She was going to her uncle's, when a shower came [G]on.
She wen[D]t under a green bush, the [C]shower to [A]shun.
W[D]ith her white apron 'round her, he took her for a [G]swan,
And he [D]shot her and killed her by the [C]setting of the [A]sun.

[D]He ran to his father, with his gun in his ha[G]nd,
Crying, "Fath[D]er, dear Father, I have [C]shot Molly [A]Bawn!
[D]I have shot that fair damsel, I have taken the [G]life
Of the [D]one I intended to [C]take as my [A]wife."

[D]"She was going to her uncle's, when a shower came [G]on.
She [D]went under a green bush, the [C]shower to [A]shun.
[D]With her white apron 'round her, I took her for a [G]swan,
And I [D]shot her and killed her by the [C]setting of the [A]sun."

[D]Oh, Jimmy, dear Jimmy, do not run [G]away.
Do not [D]leave your own country till [C]your trial [A]day.
[D]Do not leave your own country till your trial come [G]on,
For they [D]never will hang you for the [C]loss of that [A]swan.

[D]The night before Molly's funeral, her ghost did appea[G]r,
Crying, "[D]Uncle, dear Uncle, let [C]Jimmy go [A]clear.
[D]I was going to my uncle's when a shower came [G]on.
I went [D]under a green bush, the [C]shower to [A]shun.
[D]With my white apron 'round me, he took me for a [G]swan.
Won't you [D]tell him he's forgiven, by his [C]own Molly [A]Bawn?"