Dark Moll Of The Glen

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[Verse 1]
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On the mountain I am lost with one cow for my herd
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From the east to the west I am crossing
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To where the sun will set, bereft of all my sense
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With no solace from my love to guide me

[Verse 2]
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She is dark Moll of the glen, she is dark Moll of the steed
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Dark woman more red than roses
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Oh, if I could but choose just one precious bloom
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My dark Moll of the glen, I'd choose you

[Verse 3]
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Down to the glen I look for my lone, my secret love
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From my grey eyes the tears they are falling
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Oh, my god of all grace, relieve me of this grief
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For my dark Moll has left me breaking

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[Verse 4]
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To Leinster I'd go to win a woman's love
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And she with two thousand in her own herd
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The earl's own daughter fair would have me in her snare
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It is dark Moll alone who holds me

[Verse 5]
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When the branch withers, its fruit no longer grows
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As it will on the younger trees blooming
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Oh, my dark one so lovely, I've given all mo chroi
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I send farewell to thee for always