The Ferryman

Well, the little boats are gone
Round the gap that bears a Liffey
Ferryman are stranded on the quay
The Dublin dogs have died
And the way of life is gone
Oh Molly, it was part of you and me

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

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

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

Well, now I tell my yawns
I spend me days a-talkin'
Hear the whispers, Charlie's on the dole
But Molly, we're still living
And darling, we're still young
And that river will never own my heart and soul

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

Yes, now I tell my yawns
I spend me days a-talkin'
Hear the whispers, Charlie's on the dole
But Molly, we're still living
And darling, we're still young
And that river will never own my heart and soul

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

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