| ← | Thin Lizzy | → |
| G | e | |
| As | I was goin' over the C | ork and Kerry mountains |
| C | G | e | |
| I s | aw Captain Farrell and his m | oney he was c | ountin' |
| I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier |
| I said stand and deliver or the devil he may take you |
| I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny |
| I took all of his money and I brought it home to Molly |
| She swore that she'd love me, no, never would she leave me |
| But the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy |
| D | |
| Musha r | ing um duram da, |
| G | |
| whack for my d | addy, oh, |
| C | |
| whack for my daddy, o | h, |
| G | D | G | |
| there's wh | iskey i | n the j | ar |
| Being drunk and weary I went to Molly's chamber |
| Takin' my money with me and I never knew the danger |
| For about six, maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell |
| I jumped up, fired my pistols and I shot him with both barrels |
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| Now some men like the fishin', some men like the fowlin' |
| Some men like to hear, to hear a cannon ball a roarin' |
| Me and other like sleepin' specially in my Molly's chamber |
| But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain yeah |
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