Dubliners, Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels) (1977)
Key: :[D] (w: Traditional)

VERSE 1:
In [D] Dublin's [/Db] fair [Bm] city, where the [Em] girls are so [A7] pretty
I [D] first set [/Db] my [Bm] eyes, on sweet [Em] Molloy Ma-[A7]-lone
As she [D] wheeled [/Db] her wheel-[Bm]-barrow, through [Em] streets broad and [A7] narrow
Crying [D] cockles [/Db] and [Bm] mussels, [Em] alive, alive-[D]-oh

CHORUS:
A-[D]-live [/Db] alive-[Bm]-oh; a-[Em]-live, alive-[A7]-oh
Crying [D] cockles [/Db] and [Bm] mussels, [Em] alive, alive-[D]-oh

VERSE 2:
She [D] was a [/Db] fish-[Bm]-monger, and [Em] sure twas no [A7] wonder
For [D] so were [/Db] her [Bm] father, and [Em] mother be-[A7]-fore
And they [D] both wheeled [/Db] their [Bm] barrows, through [Em] streets broad and [A7] narrow
Crying [D] cockles [/Db] and [Bm] mussels, [Em] alive, alive-[D]-oh

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 3:
She [D] died [/Db] of a [Bm] fever, and [Em] no one could [A7] save her
And [D] that was [/Db] the [Bm] end, of sweet [Em] Molly Ma-[A7]-lone
Now her [D] ghost [/Db] wheels her [Bm] barrow, through [Em] streets broad and [A7] narrow
Crying [D] cockles [/Db] and [Bm] mussels, [Em] alive, alive-[D]-oh

REPEAT CHORUS:


ADDITIONAL INFO:

The song is a fictional tale of a fishwife who plied her trade on the streets of Dublin and died young, of a fever.
The name "Molly" originated as a familiar version of the names Mary and Margaret.
The song is not recorded earlier than 1876 (148 years old as of 2024), when it was published in Boston, Massachusetts.

NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.