The Ferryman

Oh, the little boats are gone
From the breast of Anna Liffey
The ferryman is stranded on the quay
Sure the Dublin Docks are dying
And the way of life is gone
And Molly it was part of you and me

And where the strawberry beds
Sweep down to the Liffey
You kissed away the worries from my brow
I love you well today
And I'll love you more tomorrow
If you ever loved me Molly, love me now

T'was the only job I knew
It was hard but never lonely
The Liffey Ferry made a man of me
And it's gone without a whisper
And forgotten even now
Sure it's over Molly, over, can't you see

And where the strawberry beds
Sweep down to the Liffey
You kissed away the worries from my brow
I love you well today
And I'll love you more tomorrow
If you ever loved me Molly, love me now

Well now I'll tend the yard
I'll spend me days in talking
And I'll hear them whisper "Charlie's on the dole"
But Molly we're still living
And darling we're still young
And that river never owned me heart and soul

And where the strawberry beds
Sweep down to the Liffey
You kissed away the worries from my brow
I love you well today
And I'll love you more tomorrow
If you ever loved me Molly, love me now
And where the strawberry beds
Sweep down to the Liffey
You kissed away the worries from my brow

Well, I love you well today
And I'll love you more tomorrow
If you ever loved me Molly, love me now

Well, if you ever loved me Molly, love me now