Folk and Traditional Song Lyrics:
Ferryman

The Ferryman

The Ferryman

All the little boats are gone,
From the banks(?) upon the Liffey,
The ferrymen are stranded on the quay,
Oh the Dublin docks are dying,
and a way of life was gone,
and Molly it was a part of you and me.

    Where the strawberry beds,
    Sweep down to the Liffey,
    I(You) kiss away the worries from your(my) brow,
    Cause I love you well today,
    and I'll love you more tomorrow,
    And if you ever loved me Molly love me now

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

   [Chorus]

But now I'll tend the yard,
And spend me days a talking
I hear them whisper Charlie's on the dole
But Molly we're still livin'
and darling we're still young,
That river never owned my heart and soul.

   [Chorus]

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