Track Title:               Molly On The Shore


Prime Artist:              Unknown
Lyrics by:                 Ira Gershwin     (b. Israel Gershvin)
Lyrics by:                 Arthur Francis (pseudonym for Ira Gershwin)
Written by:                George Gershwin     (b. Jacob Gershvin)

From:                      1922
Lyrics:
Verse

Oh, I've met your fine lassies in Dublin,
And it's true they are charmers of men;
But for me, I will never be troublin'
To be going there once again.
I found someone at last who's my true love,
And I found her beside the sea.
Molly's my latest, my new love,
But it's lasting love this time for me.

Refrain 1

I love to stroll along with Molly on the shore.
And when the moon is shining, who could ask for more?
I've traveled far and wide, but never a maid I've seen
Sweet as my darling colleen.
Her lips are redder than the sunset on the wave.
Sure!  They are always causing mine to misbehave;
That's why the moonlight always finds me waiting for
My Molly on the shore.

Refrain 2

I love to stroll along with Molly on the shore.
And when the moon is shining, who could ask for more?
We both believed that Paradise had come to stay
Till I had to sail away.
I see her sitting there beside a restless sea,
And I keep dreaming all her thoughts are just of me.
For some fine day my heart knows I'll be sending for
My Molly on the shore.

Contributed by Carlene Bogle