When Will We Be Married? Lyrics

When will we be married Molly,
When will we be wed ?
When will we be bedded in the same bed ?

You have your eye on Jimmy
Long Jimmy Lee
You have your eye on Jimmy and a fine man he
You have your eye on Jimmy
But you'd better let him be
'cause when you go, Molly-o you'll be gone wi' me


When will we be married Molly,
When will we be wed ?
When will we be bedded in the same bed ?

You have your eye on Johnny
Thin Johnny Fee
You have your eye on Johnny and a fine man he
You have your eye on Johnny
But you'd better let him be
'cause when you go, Molly-o you'll be gone wi' me

When will we be married Molly,
When will we be wed ?
When will we be bedded in the same bed ?

I made a black bow for your pretty head
When will we be married Molly, when will we be wed ?
I made a black bow for your bonnie head...

When will we be married Molly,
When will we be wed ?
When will we be bedded in the same bed ?

(Note. This song sprang from two sources. The first is a South African folk lyric called "When Will We Be Married?" found in a little book called "Folk Song Jamboree" from which title and the line "you've got your eye on Johnny but you'd better let him be" are taken. The second is the Scottish or Irish fiddle jig which appears halfway through the song, and called "Tenpenny Bit". The melodies and other lyrics of the song as heard on the Waterboys recording were written by Steve Wickham and myself. MS)

Berkeley, California December 1986

On "Fisherman's Blues"