VERSE:
        A5                    D5       A5
Little Molly don?t go down to the river
         A5           E5           A5
you?re safely tucked up in your bed
       A5                      D5  B5
sweetheart stay away from the water
            A5             E5             A5
?cause it longs for your pretty blonde head

Little Molly don?t go down to the river
oh darling whatever you do
just stay away from the water
?cause the tides have been calling for you

CHORUS:
D5         A5
oh, some places a child shouldn?t go
D5        A5                         E5
oh, some things a child shouldn?t know
A5                                   D5  A5
like the wiles of a handsome young stranger
         A5           E5           A5
or the ways of those closest to home

VERSE:
there?s a darkness runs deep precious one
deeper than you?ll ever know
like the reeds that await the unwary
?neath the stillest of waters below

CHORUS

VERSE:
listen you?ll hear a voice whisper,
?Come, lay down beside me.?
And it?ll never have peace my sweet daughter
?till it carries your virtue to sea

D5         A5
oh, some things are better unsaid
D5        A5
oh, some stories just shouldn?t be read
D5        A5                       E5
oh, some dreams are too real to forget

VERSE:
dear heart stay away from the water
let your sister take your place instead
Little Molly my prettiest daughter
let your sister go on now ahead