Come Up the Stairs

Traditional, (PD).

Notes: A parody of this song was written by W. S. Messer of Darby O'Gill, and recorded as a bonus track of Darby O’Gill’s CD, “The Gettin’s Good”.

Go to the CD "The Gettin's Good"

Come up the Stairs Traditional           Dm                                C          Dm                                   C Young Molly was handsome and pretty. I dressed and put on me new coat             Dm                          C                 F              G           Am  Dm And it’s off to the mainland to meet her; meself and me small rowin’ boat I hadn’t gone more than a furlong when holes in the bottom did sprout A big wave come up and capsized me; meself and me small rowin’ boat Chorus: Dm                                 C       Dm                                F Come up the stairs, up the stairs, come up the stairs, Molly-O Dm                                 C                F                G             Am  Dm Come up the stairs, up the stairs; bring something to warm me old bones When up there arose a sea serpent; he was forty feet long, now, or more He had one look at my sullen features and offered to take me ashore He said: Where were you goin’ in such weather? I was goin’ courtin’ Molly, says I For there’s no young ones left on the island, so how’s a young man to get by (Chorus) Why don’t you and Molly get married? And then you could both stay at home For it’s better to suffer in marriage than riskin’ your life in the foam Tonight I will ask her to marry. I’m hopin’ that she will agree For I’d rather be poor and be married than losin’ me life on the sea (chorus)