Molly Malone or Cockles and Mussels Lyrics and Chords

The lyrics to Molly Malone are well known across the world and are synonymous with the city of Dublin for many people.

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The song is in 3 / 4 time with nearly every chord change occurring on the main beat of the bar.

 

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Molly Malone lyrics and chords

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She was a fishmonger,

But sure t’was no wonder,

For so were her father

And mother before.

And they both wheeled their barrow,

Through the streets wide and narrow,

Crying ‘Cockles and Mussels,

Alive, alive, oh’.

She died of a fever,

And no one could save her

And that was the end

Of sweet Mollie Malone.

Now her ghost wheels her barrow,

Through the streets broad and narrow,

Crying ‘Cockles and Mussels,

Alive, alive, oh’.

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In [G]Dublin’s fair [Em]city

Where the [Am]girls are so [D7]pretty,

I [G]first set my [Em]eyes

On sweet [C]Mollie Ma[D7]lone.

As she [G]wheeled her wheel[Em]barrow,

Through the [Am]streets broad and [D7]narrow

Crying [G]’Cockles and [Em]Mussels

A[G]live, a[D7]live, [G]oh’.

[G]Alive, alive, [Em]oh,

[Am]Alive, alive, [D7]oh,

Crying [G]’Cockles and [Em]Mussels,

[G]Alive, a [D7]live,[G]oh’.

She was a fishmonger,

But sure t’was no wonder,

For so were her father

And mother before.

And they both wheeled their barrow,

Through the streets wide and narrow,

Crying ‘Cockles and Mussels,

Alive, alive, oh’.

She died of a fever,

And no one could save her

And that was the end

Of sweet Mollie Malone.

Now her ghost wheels her barrow,

Through the streets broad and narrow,

Crying ‘Cockles and Mussels,

Alive, alive, oh’.

Molly Malone
Molly Malone Fact or Folklore
Molly Malone Tourist Attraction
Molly Malone Videos
Lyrics and Chords