The Ferryman by Pete St Johns

Oh, the little boats are gone From the breast of Anna Liffey
And the ferrymen are stranded on the quay
The Dublin docks are dying And a way of life is gone
Ah, Molly it was part of you and me

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Where the strawberry beds Sweep down to the Liffey
You’ll kiss away the worries from my brow
I love you well today andI’ll love you more tomorrow
If you ever loved me Molly, love me now

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It was the only job I knew It was hard but hardly lonely
The Liffey ferry made a man of me
Now it's gone without a whisper
Half forgotten even nowAnd its over, Molly, over, can’t you see,

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Well, now I tend the yard And spend my days in talking
And hear them whisper; Charlie’s on the dole
But Molly we’re still living And Molly we’re still young
That river never owned me, heart nor soul,

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