Oh Molly Dear - Folk song - Banjo

Oh Molly Dear - traditional Folk song - lyrics

Banjo in sawmill tuning

Oh, once I lived in Old Virginia
To North Carolina I did go
There I meet a fair young maiden
and her name I did not know

Her hair was dark, her eyes were sparkling
On her cheeks were diamonds red
And on her breast she wore white lillies
To mourn the tears that I have shed

When I'm asleep I dream about her
When I'm awake I see no rest
Every moment seems like an hour
Oh, the pains that cross my breast

Oh Molly dear, go ask your mother
If you my bride can ever be
If she says no, come back and tell me
And never more will I trouble thee

Last night as I laid on my pillow
Last night as I laid on my bed
Last night as I laid on my pillow
I dreamed that fair, young maiden was dead

No, I won't go ask my mother
She's lying on her bed of rest
And in one hand she holds a dagger
To kill the man that I love best

Now go and leave me if you wish to
Then from me you will be free
For in your heart you love another
And in my grave I'd rather be