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Tell my friends that I am well and playing music in Clonmel
Tell my friends that I am well and playing music in Clonmel
I am in the honey meadow all among the honey grass
In the shadow of the mountain with my dark eyed lass
In the shadow of the mountain with my dark eyed lass
We are drinking apple cider from a golden glass

Tell my friends that I am well and playing music in Clonmel
Well the first time that I saw her she came shining like the dawn
Like a meadow in the morning and her name was Molly Bawn

Molly Ban, Molly Bawn,
Molly Bawn O’ Leary from the County Tipperary
You mischievous dark fairy you have me surely robbed
Playing on the footpath with your lipstick on your gob
Molly Bawn Molly Bawn

We were roaming in the gloaming we were busking in the dusk
She played the Stack of Barley I played the Moneymusk
There was music in the mountain there was music on the street
There was music in the money in the money tumbling round our feet

Molly Bawn, Molly Bawn,
Molly Bawn O’ Leary from the County Tipperary
You mischievous dark fairy you have me surely robbed
Playing on the footpath with your lipstick on your gob
Molly Bawn Molly Bawn

We went traipsing down an avenue of overhanging ash
She said she’d mind the money, she told me mind the hash
The judge he said “What time have you?” I said “It’s five to ten”
He said “That’s just the time you’ll do” and he put me in the pen.

Molly Bawn, Molly Bawn,
Molly Bawn O’ Leary from the County Tipperary
You mischievous dark fairy you have me surely robbed
Playing on the footpath with your lipstick on your gob
Molly Bawn Molly Bawn

Tell my friends that I am well and playing music in Clonmel
Do not say I’ve gone to hell or languish in this prison cell

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from 100 Snow White Horses, released April 2, 2021

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John Spillane

John Spillane is a musician, songwriter, performer, storyteller, poet and dreamer. Rooted in people, place and story, his music transports the listener and his live performances captivate audiences around the world. After 20 years, John is set to release his first independent release; 100 Snow White Horses.

Recorded in London with producer John Reynolds and singer Pauline Scanlon.
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