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Molly Brannigan

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Sheet Music for "Molly Brannigan"Molly BranniganPretty Molly BranniganPurty Molly Brannigansong= 100= 160Man did you ever hear of purty Molly Brannigan?She stole away my heart and I'll never be a man again.There's not a spot on my hide will another summer tan again,Since Molly's gone and left me all alone for to die.Dee idle diddley dootle [etc]There's a hole in my heart you could easy round a turnip in,As big as any pavin' stone from Dublin to the Divil's den.If she chose to take another sure she might have left mine back again,And not to leave me here all alone for to die.Dee howdle duddley dootle [etc]Man dear I remember when milkin' time was past and gone,We went into the meadows where she swore I was the only oneThat ever she could love, but, oh, she proved to be the cruel oneAnd left me here lamentin' all alone for to die.Dee idle diddley dum dowtle [etc]Discography: Joe Holmes & Len Graham: Saints, Chaste Muses, Bards and Sages.Celtic Mouth Music (Colm O'Donnell)Transcription: id:hn-song-60History:First part more free rhythmSee also reel#150
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Molly Brannigan is a two-part song in G major, written in C| time. The tune contains about 19 bars and spans from E-8 to E16. First part more free rhythm See also reel#150

ABC notation for Molly Brannigan

c2cc BBdB | AAAB AGEF | GGGE DEGB | [M:3/2] AAAB AGE2 z
AAB | [M:C|] c2ec B2dB | AAAB AGEF | GGGE DEGB |
A2AB G3 ||
Q:1/4=160
G | GABc dGBd | g2ge dBGB | c2ec B2dB | AAAB AGE2 |
GABc d2Bd | g2ge dBGB | c2ec B2dB | AAAB G4 ||
W:Man did you ever hear of purty Molly Brannigan?
W:She stole away my heart and I'll never be a man again.
W:There's not a spot on my hide will another summer tan again,
W:Since Molly's gone and left me all alone for to die.
W:Dee idle diddley dootle [etc]
W:
W:There's a hole in my heart you could easy round a turnip in,
W:As big as any pavin' stone from Dublin to the Divil's den.
W:If she chose to take another sure she might have left mine back again,
W:And not to leave me here all alone for to die.
W:Dee howdle duddley dootle [etc]
W:
W:Man dear I remember when milkin' time was past and gone,
W:We went into the meadows where she swore I was the only one
W:That ever she could love, but, oh, she proved to be the cruel one
W:And left me here lamentin' all alone for to die.
W:Dee idle diddley dum dowtle [etc]