The Danny Boy Poll

[BigDavy]

Hi Wombat

Then try this version of Irish Molly O

IRISH MOLLY-O

Tell me who is that poor stranger that lately came to town
And like a pilgrim all alone, he wanders up and down
He's a poor forlorn Glasgow lad and if you'd like to know
His heart is breaking all in vain for Irish Molly-o

Chorus
She is young and she is beautiful and her likes I've never known
The lily of old Ireland and the primrose of Tyrone
She's the lily of old Ireland and no matter where I go
My heart will always hunger for my Irish Molly-o

Oh but when her father heard of this a solemn vow he swore
That if she wed a foreigner, he would never see her more
He called for young MacDOnald and he plainly told him so
I'll never give to such as you my Irish Molly-o

Mac Donald heard the heavy news and sadly he did say
Farewell my lovely Molly, I am banished far away
Till death shall come to comfort me and to the grave I go
My heart will always hunger for my Irish Molly-0

The only problem with it is the tune it is sung to - it is the same one as the sash my father wore although this song is the earliest use of this tune for a song.

David

[djm]

What tune does that go to, BD? Any ABCs?

This version seems to match Wombat's lyrics:



djm

[Wombat]

This version seems to match Wombat's lyrics:

That is the one, indeed. Seems like an old music hall song to me.

Now Davey's song very looks promising from the lyrics.

[BigDavy]

Hi Wombat

Both are old music hall songs, but the Irish Molly O that I posted is ascribed to the 1790s rather than the early 1900s for the one you seem to be talking about..

X:1
T:
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
d/2-c/2| B D G A| B3/2 A/2 GB/2-c/2| d dc/2-B/2 c| A3| A| A F D F|\
A3/2 B/2 c B/2A/2| G D G A| B3| d/2c/2| B D G A| B B GB/2-c/2| d dc/2-B/2 c|\
A3| A| A F D F| A3/2 B/2 cB/2-A/2| d dc/2-B/2 A| G3| d/2c/2| B D G A|\
B3/2 A/2 G B/2c/2| d dc/2-B/2 c| A3| A/2A/2| A F D F| A3/2 B/2 c B/2A/2|\
G D G A| B3|d/2-c/2| B D G A| BB/2-A/2 GB/2-c/2| d dc/2-B/2 c| A3|\
A| A F D F| A3/2 B/2 cB/2-A/2| d dc/2-B/2 A| G3||

This is the only ABC I can find for the tune, the session does not have it (not that I am surprised given it's connotations).

David