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  • Genre: World - Celtic
  • City: Cincinnati
  • State: Ohio
  • Country: UNITED STATES

Songs

Song: Molly Malone

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Song Plays: 5

Credits

Lyric Credits
James Yorkston

Music Credits
Edmund Forman

Producer Credits
Foley Road

Publisher Credits
Foley Road

Performance Credits
Foley Road

Label Credits
Foley Road

Description

Short Description of Song

Just a song we like and is liked by our audiences that we play for. One of those song people recognize.

Long Description of Song

Being another one of those all important songs in your repetoire as a traditional Celtic band, this is one we had to learn.

Story Behind the Song

"Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City")(Irish: Mol Ní Mhaoileoin) is a popular song, set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become the unofficial anthem of Dublin City. It has also in Ireland acquired the status of an Irish anthem. The song is sung by supporters of Dublin GAA, Leinster Rugby teams, Doncaster Rovers F.C., Plymouth Argyle, Gillingham FC, Reading F.C., Terenure College, The King's Hospital and the Irish international rugby team. It was also featured in the film, A Clockwork Orange. Molly Malone statue in Grafton Street, was unveiled by then Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Ben Briscoe during 1988 the Dublin Millennium celebrations, declaring June 13 as Molly Malone Day.

Metadata

Song Length: 2:26
Primary Genre
World - Celtic
Secondary Genre
Folk - Traditional
Tempo / Feel
Medium (111 - 130)
Lead Vocal
Female Vocal
Mood 1
Lovable - Endearing
Mood 2
Sad - Poignant

Subject Matter 1
Girls, Women
Subject Matter 2
Sadness
Language
English
Era
1800 - 1899

Lyrics

In Dublin's fair city,
where the girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"

"Alive, alive, oh,
Alive, alive, oh",
Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh".

She was a fishmonger,
And sure 'twas no wonder,
For so were her father and mother before,
And they each wheeled their barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"

(chorus)
She died of a fever[N 1],
And no one could save her,
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone.
Now her ghost wheels her barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"


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