They were married after a hasty funeral, Molly and Crooked Joe He blamed the rank pervasive odour on sewer problems as far as we know I don’t know how that foul-mouthed clown won the heart and hand of poor Molly But the years to come were years of tears and awkward little follies
Molly’s head is off, my love is gone
Joe, that blind ne’er-do-well thought that life ought to be a game But he almost died from the disappointment with the son who bore his name I’m sure she tried to save her face with her stiff-necked pride Oh, Molly, my proud-blooded queen who, was taken for a ride