Young Molly was pretty and handsome
Young Molly was pretty and handsome,
I washed and put on me new coat
To go to the mainland to court her
Meself and me small rowing boat
Refrain: Come up the stairs up the stairs....
Hi,
I think this was written by a man named Shay Healy. Enjoy!
Pete
Come Up The Stairs
Young Molly was handsome and pretty
I washed and put on me new coat
And off to the mainland a courtin'
I went in me small little boat
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Come up the stairs Molly O
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Bring something to warm me old bones
Well, I hadn't gone more than four furlongs
No more than ten minutes afloat
When a big wave came up and capsized us
Meself and me small rowin' boat
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Come up the stairs Molly O
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Bring something to warm me old bones
Well, up came a great big sea serpent
He was forty long feet now or more
And he'd one look at myself and me features
And he offered to take me to shore
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Come up the stairs Molly O
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Bring something to warm me old bones
"Oh, where are you goin' in such weather?"
"I was going courtin' Molly", says I
"For there's no young ones left on the island
So how's a young man to get by?"
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Come up the stairs Molly O
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Bring something to warm me old bones
Why don't you and Molly get married?
And then you can both stay at home
For it's better to suffer in marriage
Than catchin' your death in the cold
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Come up the stairs Molly O
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Bring something to warm me old bones
Well, tonight I will ask her to marry
And I'm hopin' that she will agree
For I'd rather be poor and be married
Than riskin' me life on the sea
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
Come up the stairs Molly O
Come up the stairs, up the stairs
It's yourself can be warmin' me bones