As sung by
Thin Lizzy
As I was goin' over the
Cork and
Kerry mountains
I saw
Captain Farrell and his
money he was countin'
I first produced my
pistol and then produced my
rapier
I said
stand and deliver or the
devil he may take ya
(Chorus):
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
I took all of his money and it was a pretty
penny
I took all of his money and I brought it home to
Molly
She swore that she'd
love me, never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy
(Chorus)
Being
drunk and weary I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' my money with me and I never knew the
danger
For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels
(Chorus)
Now some men like the
fishin' and some men like the
fowlin'
And some men like ta hear a
cannon ball a roarin'
Me I like
sleepin' specially in my Molly's
chamber
But here I am in
prison, here I am with a
ball and
chain yeah.
Traditional Irish