[Verse 1]
Am G Am G
I went away to fight a war that small nations might be free
F C F C G
Got a soldiers guns and uniform to fight the enemy
F C Dm G Dm
I was trained to shoot my fellow before he got to me
G C Am G7 C
And I danced with death in the mud and wept and prayed my home to see.
[Chorus]
Dm G Dm G F C
So come over to me darling girl come here me Molly dear.
Dm G Dm G F C
You are as welcome as the flowers in May you're welcome here to me.
F C F C Dm
No more I'll fire the musket shot or hear the cannon roar
G C Am G G7 C
I've done my time, now you'll be mine I'm yours forever more.
[Verse 2]
Am G Am G
While in the trenches there I thought who starts these bloody-wars
F C F C G
And thought of these great Irishmen who died on these strangeshores
F C Dm G Dm
Then a bomb did burst to the air it trust some shrapnel fire and blood
G C Am G7 C
I escaped it then shot back at them and lay back in the mud.
[Chorus]
Dm G Dm G F C
So come over to me darling girl come here me Molly dear.
Dm G Dm G F C
You are as welcome as the flowers in May you're welcome here to me.
F C F C Dm
No more I'll fire the musket shot or hear the cannon roar
G C Am G G7 C
I've done my time, now you'll be mine I'm yours forever more.
[Verse 3]
Am G Am G
While I was off in foreign lands, fighting other peoples' wars
F C F C G
Some gallant men were fighting here to free their native shore
F C Dm G Dm
You shot our leaders of 16 saw our city sacked and burned
G C Am G7 C
Then you sent us in the Black and Tans to greet our homereturn.
[Chorus]
Dm G Dm G F C
So come over to me darling girl come here me Molly dear.
Dm G Dm G F C
You are as welcome as the flowers in May you're welcome here to me.
F C F C Dm
No more I'll fire the musket shot or hear the cannon roar
G C Am G G7 C
I've done my time, now you'll be mine I'm yours forever more.
[Verse 4]
Am G Am G
I don't need your heroes welcome I don't want your bugle call
F C F C G
No brass band no pipes and drums, no medal badge or star
F C Dm G Dm
But give me what you promised me when first I went to war
G C Am G7 C
That's freedom for old Ireland and I'll go to fight no more.
[Chorus]
Dm G Dm G F C
So come over to me darling girl come here me Molly dear.
Dm G Dm G F C
You are as welcome as the flowers in May you're welcome here to me.
F C F C Dm
No more I'll fire the musket shot or hear the cannon roar
G C Am G G7 C
I've done my time, now you'll be mine I'm yours forever more.