MOLLIE DARLING (aka MOLLY DARLING)
(William Shakespeare Hays - 1871)


Harry MacDonough & The Haydn Quartet - 1908 
Frank Coombs - 1910
Vernon Dalhart - 1925
Eddy Arnold - 1947
Elton Britt (feat. in the film "Laramie") - 1949
Polly Bergen - 1958
Dick Curless - 1959
Slim Whitman - 1961
Billy Walker - 1961
Jim Ed Brown - 1968
Lester MacFarland - 1969
Tompall & The Glaser Brothers - 1969

Also recorded by: 
Hank Snow; Johnny Horton; George Morgan; Jimmy Clanton;   
George Morgan; Blaine Sprouse; Bob Wills; Jody Reynolds;
Foster & Allen; Bradley Kincaid; Frank Ifield; Jim Eanes; 
Lulu Belle & Scotty; Bob & Sheila Everhart; Tessa Ziegler;
Foy Willing & The Riders of the Purple Sage; Paddy O'Brien;  
Tom Kilpatrick; Billy Stamper.........and others.



As recorded by VERNON DALHART:

Won't you tell me Mollie darlin'
That you love none else but me
For I love you Mollie darlin'
You are all the world to me

Oh, tell me, darlin', that you love me
Put your little hand in mine
Take my heart sweet Mollie darlin'
Say that you will give me thine

Molly fairest, you're sweetest and dearest
Won't you look up, darling, tell me this
Do you love me Mollie darlin'
Let your answer be a kiss

Stars are smilin' Mollie darlin'
Through the mystic veil of night
They seem laughing Mollie darlin'
While fair Luna hides her light

Oh, no one listens, but the flowers
While they hang their head in shame
They are modest Mollie darlin'
When they hear me call your name

Mollie fairest, sweetest, dearest
Look up, darlin', tell me this
Do you love me Mollie darlin'
Let your answer be a kiss

I must leave you Mollie darlin'
Though the parting gives me pain
When the stars shine Mollie darlin'
I will meet you here again

Oh, goodnight Mollie, goodbye loved one
Happy may you ever be
When you're dreamin' Mollie darlin'
Don't forget to dream of me

Mollie fairest, sweetest, dearest
Look up, darlin', tell me this
Do you love me Mollie darlin'
Let your answer be a kiss






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2011)