Intro
F C F A#
[Verse 1]
F C
I wish my love was a red, red rose
C/E A# F C
Growing in yon garden fair
F A# F
And I to be the gardener
F/C C
Of her I would take care
[Verse 2]
F A#
There's not a month throughout the year
F C
That my love I'd renew
F C
I would garnish her with flowers fine
C/D F A#
Sweet William, Thyme and Rue
[Verse 3]
F C
I wish I was a butterfly
C/E A# F
I'd light on my love's breast
A# F
And if I was a blue cuckoo
F/C C
I'd sing my love to rest
[Verse 4]
F A#
And if I was a nightingale
F C
I'd sing the daylight clear
F C
I'd sit and sing with you, Molly
C/D F A#
For once I loved you dear
[Instrumental]
F C C/E A# F
F A# F C F A# F C
F C F C
[Verse 5]
F C
I wish I was in Dublin town
C/E A# F
And seated on the grass
A# F
In my right hand, a jug of punch
F/C C
And on my knee, a lass
[Verse 6]
F A#
I'd call for liquor freely
F C
And I'd pay before I'd go
F C
I'd roll my Molly in my arms
C/D F
Let the wind blow high or low
high or low