the molly maguires

C G
make way for the molly maguires ,
F G C
they’re drinkers , they’re liars but they’re men .
G
make way for the molly maguires ,
F G C
you’ll never see the likes of them again .

Am ~ C
down the mines no sunlight shines ,
Am
those pits they’re as black as hell .
C F
in mud and slime they do their time ,
C G C
it’s paddy’s prison cell .
Am Em
and they curse the day they travelled far ,
F G
and drown their tears with a jar . so . . . . + chorus

Am ~ C
backs will break and muscles ache
Am
down there there’s no time to dream
C F
of fields a’far , a woman’s arm ,
C G C
just dig that bloody seam .
Am Em
though they drain their bodies under ground ,
F G
who dares to push them around . . . . . . so