THE FERRYMAN

Well the little boats are gone from the crest of Anna Liffey
And the ferrymen are standing on the quay
The Dublin docks are dyin' and the way of life is gone
And 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 well today, 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
The Liffey ferry made a man of me.
And it's gone without a whisper and half forgotten even now
Sure it's over 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 well today, I'll love you more tomorrow
If you ever loved me Molly, love me now.

And now I'll spin the yarns, and I'll spend my days a talkin'
And I'll hear them whisper Michael's on the dole
My Molly we're still living, my darling we're still young
The river never owned 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 well today, I'll love you more tomorrow
If you ever loved me Molly, love me now.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 3-Jun-02.