| lyric | 1. How sweet ’tis to roam by the sunny Suir stream,
And hear the dove coo ’neath the morning sunbeam,
Where th thrush and the robin their sweet notes entwine.
On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin.
Chorus:
Flow on, lovely river flow gently along.
By your waters so sweet sounds the lark’s merry song.
On your green banks I’ll wander where first I did join
With you lovely Molly, the Rose of Mooncoin.
2. Oh! Molly, dear Molly, it breaks my fond heart
To know that we two for ever must part.
I’ll think of you, Molly, while sun and moon shine
On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin.
3. She has sailed far away o’er the dark rolling foam
Far away from the hills of her dear Irish home
Where the fisherman sports with his small boat and line
On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin.
4. Then here’s to the Suir with its valleys so fair
As oft’ times we wandered in the cool morning air
Where the roses are blooming and lilies entwine
On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin. |