Could anyone identify the provenance of this song once performers by a Dopver publican in the 1930s (yes, the same innkeeper responsible in the 'butchers' query elsewhere in recent threads!)? This time I have lyrics, as transcribed verbatim (including misspellings and punctuation) from said gentleman via his grandson. I'm not sure if he meant Moligarde or Molidarde which is spelt as such both ways, esp as Google gives no hits for either place name. Irish Lass It was in the town of Moligarde whisky rum and joy Kissing all the pretty girls and bothering all the boys I fell in love with a dark eyed girl from the town of Pat Makay She soon got drinking something hot which didn't smell much like tay. Chorus Her hair was as black as a raven's wing her throat was like a swan She was one of the finest Irish girls that ever the sun shone on I axed her out upon the green to dance the Rocky Rue And she fairly won of heart of Paddy MCCarey. Her father is a farmer and he lives so mighty grand In a little old mud cabin he's got horses cows and land I axed my darling how she'd like to live with me for life She said you've got the Blarney thanks (??) so I made her my own dear wife. Welive as happy as a king in a cottage by the lake I never go our or roam about for my dear Norah's sake We often go top Molidarde and I shan't forget the day When I fell in love with this dark eyed girl from the town of Pat Makay.
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