Oh Molly Dear

Oh, once I lived in Old Virginny
 To North Carolina I did go
 There I saw a nice young lady
 Oh, her name I did not know
 Her hair was black and her eyes was sparkling
 On her cheeks were diamonds red
 And on her breast she wore a lily
 To mourn the tears that I have shed
 Oh, when I'm asleep I dream about her
 When I'm awake I see no rest
 Every moment seems like an hour
 Oh, the pains that cross my breast
 Oh Molly dear, go ask your mother
 If you my bride can ever be
 If she says no, come back and tell me
 And never more will I trouble thee
 Last night as I laid on my pillow
 Last night as I laid on my bed
 Last night as I laid on my pillow
 I dreamed that fair, young lady was dead
 No, I won't go ask my mother
 She's lying on her bed of rest
 And in one hand she holds a dagger
 To kill the man that I love best
 Now go and leave me if you want to
 Then from me you will be free
 For in your heart you love another
 And in my grave I'd rather be