Feb 2022 folk traditional
A bunch of #boatnames a #traditionalballad and #capo all in one. I still feel like this should’ve gone down a much more vulgar folky drinking song type route…
Molly Bloom has pretty eyes
They burn like emerald fire
Heartfelt tears of joy
the Peaceful Fountains of Desire
Molly said we’d never be
Although we thought we oughta
For Molly wouldn’t go against
The lessons Daddy taught her
Molly Bloom has pretty eyes
They burn like emerald fire
Heartfelt tears of joy
the Peaceful Fountains of Desire
See Molly grew up civilised
The local Governers daughter
She lived a life of luxury
and riches that were bought her
But her Daddy’s gone to prison
Caught dancing in the storm
And Molly saw him dragged away
From a cold and misty dawn
Molly Bloom has pretty eyes
They burn like emerald fire
Heartfelt tears of joy
the Peaceful Fountains of Desire
Now Molly she is free to choose
To be all she can be
Stood at my door, and in my arms
My Molly, she chose me
Molly Bloom has pretty eyes
They burn like emerald fire
Heartfelt tears of joy
the Peaceful Fountains of Desire
Molly Bloom has pretty eyes
They burn like emerald fire
Heartfelt tears of joy
the Peaceful Fountains of Desire
@tseaver Feb 2022
Nice write: although a happy ending might just disqualify you from the #ballad challenge, I still like how it comes out.
@mikeb Feb 2022
Hey, that's one of the boat names I was looking at! Nice ballad-story.
@scruffyblues Feb 2022
Oh yeah this has legs! Agree it has potential for uptempo pub folk song. Put a bit o whisky in that jar!
@blindsheepdog Feb 2022
I think the re-write might be “falling tears of joy…” and a different chord progression, but I liked writing a story from random phrases.
@frostin Feb 2022
caught dancing in the storm/caught partying during lockdown? haha
@terenziano Feb 2022
I'd have totally believed that was a traditional Irish ballad. Nice one.
@sw1n3flu Feb 2022
As I suspected, FAWM is good for YOU :)
Liking the traditional format with the beauty and pain of the words. Demo is really slick too!
"I still feel like this should’ve gone down a much more vulgar folky drinking song type route…" DO ANOTHER ONE :)
@janice Feb 2022
Great storytelling. I wanna see Mollys eyes. Super