The Jarlath Henderson Band - Courting Is A Pleasure | Celtic Connections | TG4

The Jarlath Henderson Band - Innes Watson (Guitar/Fiddle), Andrea Gobbi (Synth Pad/Electronics), Derek Lyall (Synth), Hamish Napier (Keyboard) and Jarlath Henderson (Vocals & Low Whistle) perform the song 'Courting Is A Pleasure' at the 2017 Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. Lyrics below.
Seo hé Jarlath Henderson ag canadh an amhráin 'Courting Is A Pleasure' lena bhanna ceoil le linn dóibh a bheith ag freastal ar an bhféile Celtic Connections sa bhliain 2017. Liricí thíos.
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Courting Is A Pleasure
Courting is a pleasure between my love and I
And it’s down in yonder valley I will meet her by and by
It’s down in yonder valley she is my heart’s delight
And it’s with you lovely Molly I could spend till the broad daylight.
Going to church last Sunday, my love she passed me by
I knew her mind was altered by the roving of her eye
I knew her mind was altered by a lad of high degree
Oh Molly, lovely Molly, your looks have wounded me.
I then took out a bottle and I held it in my hand
Saying here's your glass dear Molly our courtship is at an end
So raise your glass dear Molly, drink the bottle dry to me
For there are ten guineas wagered that married we'll ne’er be.
Now, never trust a wee girl, with a dark and roving eye
Just kiss her and embrace her never tell her the reason why.
Just kiss her and embrace her till you cause her heart to yield
For a faint-hearted soldier never gained on a battlefield.
Farewell to Ballymoney, and to County Antrim too
Likewise farewell dear Molly, I bid a fond adieu
America lies far away, across the ocean blue
I am bound for there dear Molly and again I'll ne'er see you.