Lovely Molly

I once was a ploughboy
But a soldier I am now
I courted with lovely Molly
As I followed a plough
I courted with lovely Molly
At the age of sixteen
But now I must leave her
And serve James my King
O Molly, lovely Molly
Despite all your charms
There is many a night you
Have lain in my arms
But if ever I'll return again
It will be in the spring
Where the mavis and the turtle dove
And the nightingale sing
You may go to the market
You may go to the fair
You may go to the church on Sundays
And meet your new love there
But if anybody loves you
Half as much as I do
Then I won't stop your marriage
Farewell love, adieu
O Molly, lovely Molly
Despite all your charms
There is many a night you
Have lain in my arms
But if ever I'll return again
It will be in the spring
Where the mavis and the turtle dove
And the nightingale sing