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