Handsome Molly

I wish I was in London
Or some other seaport town
Step my foot in a steamboat
I'd sail the ocean 'round

While a-sailing around the ocean
Sailing around the sea
I'd think of handsome Molly
Wherever she might be

She rode to church a Sunday
She passed me on by
I saw her mind was a-changing
By the way she rolled her eye

Don't you remember, Molly
When you gave me your right hand?
You said if you ever married
That I'd be the man

Now you've brokе your promise
Go marry who you please
Whilе my poor heart is aching
Here lie at your ease

Her hair was black as a raven
Her eyes as black as a crow
Her cheeks were like lilies
That in the morning grow

If I was in London
Or some seaport town
I'd step my foot in a steamboat
I'd sail the ocean 'round