When (C)first I came to (G)Done(C)gal some (Am)pleasure (F/G)for to (C)find (F)
It's (C)there I (G/B)spied a (Am)damsel (Em)fair, was (C)pleasing to my (F)mind
Her (C)rosy (G/B)cheeks and (Am)sparkling (Em)eyes like (C)arrows pierced my (F)breast
And the (C)name she bore was (G)Molly (C)O', the (Am)lily (F/G)of the (Csus)west (C)

I (C)courted lovely (G)Molly (C)O’, the (Am)cailin (F/G)soft and (C)fine (F)
But she (C)turned on(G/B)to an(Am)other (Em)man, which (C)sore distressed my (F)mind
She (C)robbed me (G/B)of my (Am)liber(Em)ty, de(C)prived me of my (F)rest
Then (C)go my lovely (G)Molly (C)O’, the (Am)lily (F/G)of the (Csus)west (C)

One (C)day as I was (G)walking (C)down all (Am)by a (F/G)shady (C)grove (F)
I (C)spied a (G/B)fancy (Am)English (Em)lord con(C)versing with my (F)love
As she (C)sang the (G/B)song de(Am)lightful(Em)ly while (C)I was sore op(F)pressed
I (C)was betrayed by (G)Molly (C)O', the (Am)lily (F/G)of the (Csus)west (C)

I (C)stepped up to my (G)ri(C)val, my (Am)dagger (F/G)in my (C)hand (F)
And I (C)dragged the (G/B)Brit from (Am)my false (Em)love and (C)boldly bade him (F)stand
But (C)being (G/B)mad with (Am)desper(Em)ation I (C)stabbed him in his (F)breast
I was (C)then deceived by (G)Molly (C)O', the (Am)lily (F/G)of the (Csus)west (C)

I (C)then did shortly (G)stand my (C)trial, and (Am)boldly (F/G)I did (C)plead (F)
A (C)flaw was (G/B)in my in(Am)dictment (Em)found and (C)that soon had me (F)freed
That (C)beauty (G/B)bright I (Am)did a(Em)dore, the (C)judge did her ad(F)dress
Now (C)go, you faithless (G)Molly (C)O', the (Am)lily (F/G)of the (Csus)west (C)

Now (C)that I've gained my (G)liber(C)ty a-(Am)rovin' (F/G)I will (C)be (F)
I’ll (C)ramble (G/B)through old (Am)Ire(Em)land my (C)country brave and (F)free
Though she (C)thought to (G/B)swear my (Am)life a(Em)way she (C)still disturbs my (F)rest,
I (C)yet must style her, (G)Molly (C)O', the (Am)lily (F/G)of the (Csus)west. (C)