Recordings
Single (Nobody's Darling / Handsome Molly), Grayson and Whitter, 1927? (Gennett)
Single (Train 45 / Handsome Molly), Grayson and Whitter, 1927? (Victor)
Smokey Mountain Ballads, Harry West and Jeannie, 1958?
Old Time Music At Clarence Ashley's, Vol. 1, Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton, 1961
Sing And Play Folk Songs And Bluegrass, The Country Gentlemen, 1961
The Newport Folk Festival 1960 Vol 2, Various Artists (Peggy Seeger), 1961
Folk Song Festival, Stanley Brothers, 1962
Old Time Country Music, Mike Seeger, 1962
Bluegrass Goes to College, Hylo Brown, 1962
Traditional Music from Grayson and Carroll Counties, Virginia, Various Artists (Glen Neaves & Roscoe Russell), 1962
Old Time Country Music, Mike Seeger, 1962
Ian & Sylvia, Ian & Sylvia, 1962
Folk Banjo Styles, Eric Weissberg, Tom Paley, Art Rosenbaum, Marshall Brickman, 1962
Traditional Songs and Ballads of Appalachia, Frank Proffitt, 1962
The Mountain Music Sound Of The Stanley Brothers, Various Artists (Hylo Brown), 1962
On The Road, The Country Gentlemen, 1963
Alex and Ola Belle Campbell, Alex and Olabelle Campbell with the New River Boys, 1963
20 Early Country Favorites, Hylo Brown, 1967
Sings Bluegrass With Five String Banjo, Hylo Brown, 1967
Teton Tea Party with Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown, 1967
The Recordings of Grayson and Whitter, Grayson and Whitter, 196?
Sings and Plays American Folksongs For Banjo, Peggy Seeger, 196?
Chicago Mob Scene: A Folk Song Jam Session, Various Artists (Larry Ehrlich), 196?
Breaking Out, Flatt & Scruggs, 1970
The Essential Doc Watson, Doc Watson, 1973
Sweet Dreams and Quiet Desires, Borderline, 1973
15th Annual Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest, Various Artists (Kevin Carr), 1975
From The Maple On The Hill, Wade Mainer, 1976
Going Down Lee Highway 1927-1929 Recordings, Grayson and Whitter, 1977
Country Bluegrass Jamboree, Various Artists (Alex Campbell), 1977
Collectors Edition, Charlie Moore, Bill Napier & the Dixie Partners, 1978
The Bergerfolk, Vol. 4: Pack Up Your Sorrows, The Bergerfolk, 1978
Rising Fawn String Ensemble, Norman Blake, 1979
Cider In The Kitchen, Howard Bursen, 1980
Country Music Memories, Vol. 1, Charlie Moore, 1981
Hits From Home, Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby, 1982
Wild Over Us, Duffy Brothers, 1982
Grinning In Your Face, Martin Simpson, 1983
Evo's Autoharp, Evo Bluestein, 1985
Jim Post & Friends, Jim Post & Friends, 1987
In Memory, Hart Brothers, 1987
Once again, Southern Blend, 1988
Acoustic Music To Suit Most Occasions, The Deighton Family, 1988
Odd Man In, Tim O'Brien, 1991
Beloved Awake, Lorraine Lee, 1991
The Phil Salazar Band, The Phil Salazar Band, 1992
Ballad of Thunder Road, The Fritts Family, 1992
Treasures Untold, Doc Watson, 1991
Folk Songs & Bluegrass, The Country Gentlemen, 1991
Traditional Dulcimer: Galax Style, Phyllis Gaskin, 1991
1959-1963, Flatt and Scruggs, 1992
On a Cold Winter Night, Tom Paley with Ben Paley, 1993
Wandering Spirit, Mick Jagger, 1993
Early Starday-King Years 1958-1961, The Stanley Brothers, 1994
Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962, Clarence Ashley and Doc Watson , 1994
The Collection, Martin Simpson, 1994
Carolina Calling Me, Bass Mountain Boys, 1994
W. C. Henderson & Company, Wayne Henderson, 1994
We Don't Care Where Your Grandparents Are From, Sunday's Well, 1994
Bootleg, Tempest, 1995
Short Life of Trouble: Songs of Grayson and Whitter, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1996
Stanley Series, Vol. 3 #4, Stanley Brothers, 1996
Lou Reid & Carolina, Lou Reid & Carolina, 1996
Rural Route 2, Bob Bovee and Gail Heil, 1996
The Rose Grew Round the Briar, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Grayson & Whitter), 1997
Thistle, Noah Saterstrom, 1998
Grandad's Porch, Gingerthistle, 1998
Cotton Bales and Barley, Un-Reconstructed, 1998
The Recordings of Grayson & Whitter: 1928-1930, Grayson & Whitter, 1999
Cider in the Kitchen, Howie Bursen, 1999
30 Dobro Classics, Nashville Dobros, 1999
30 Fiddle Classics, Nashville Dobros, 1999
30 Guitar Classics, Nashville Guitars, 1999
Music From the Lost Provinces: Old Time String Bands 1927-1931, Various Artists (Grayson & Whitter), 1999
Single, Alex Campbell, Ola Belle and Deacon, 19??
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 1: 1927-1928, Grayson & Whitter, 2000
Country Music Memories. Vol. 1 & 2, Charlie Moore & his Dixie Partners, 2000
Bank Trollers: Songs of the Sea, Bob Webb, 2000
Folk Heritage, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Martin Simpson), 2000
The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings, Ian & Sylvia, 2001
On the Road (And More), The Country Gentlemen, 2001
Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000, Bob Dylan, 2001
Shadows on the Ground, Kieran Kane, 2002
Preserves Uncanned, The Strawbs, 2002
Time Stands Still, The Konnarock Critters, 2002
Down Home Instrumentals, Vol. 1, Stones River Ranch Boys, 2002
16 Super Hits, Nashville Banjos, 2002
Roots of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Grayson & Whitter), 2002
The Other Side of the Mountain: Bluegrass, Newgrass and Beyond, Various Artists (New Grange), 2002
Rural Roots of Bluegrass, Wayne Erbsen/Laura Boosinger, 2003
Lovesick and Sorrow, Hylo Brown, 2003
Kentucky peace of mind, Dwight McCall, 2003
Blue Grass, The Konnarock Critters, 2003
An Evening Long Ago: Live 1956, The Stanley Brothers, 2004
Half Moon Bay, James Alan Shelton, 2004
Time Again, Dirk Powell, 2004
Live at the Gaslight 1962, Bob Dylan, 2005
Evoharp, Evo Bluestein, 2005
Breakfast, Kate MacLeod & The Pancakes, 2005
Walkin' Down the Line, Rick Robbins, 2005
Best of Hylo Brown, Vol. 2, Hylo Brown, 2006
Life in a Song, New Found Road, 2006
Down the Road I'll Go, Curtis C.Bouterse, 2006
The Back Road Home, Tad Marks, 2006
The Great Compromise, The Hog Hollar Stringband, 2006
30 Classics, Nashville Banjos, 2006
30 Classics, Nashville Fiddles, 2006
True Bluegrass Essentials, Various Artists (Lou Reid & Carolina), 2006
Born into the Whisper: Waterbug Anthology, Vol. 8, Various Artists (Kate MacLeod and Pancakes), 2006
Appalachian Stomp Down, Various Artists (Grayson & Whitter), 2006
Radio Hill, Detour, 2007
Land of the Sky, Down Trodden String Band, 2007
Grassroots Bluegrass, Various Artists (Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks), 2007
Bluegrass in the Smokies, Various Artists (Hylo Brown), 2007
Breaking Out/Boy Named Sue, Flatt & Scruggs, 2009
Two Days in August, The New Mountain Kickers, 2009
Sawmill Road 2: Fire on the Kettle, Sawmill Road, 2009
The Homeplace, Hans Creek String Band, 2009
Vintage Bluegrass Essentials: 40 Bluegrass Classics, Various Artists (Hylo Brown), 2009
Lyrics
The lyrics of the version played by the Hart Valley Drifters are as follows
I wish I was in London,
Or some other seaport Town,
Set my foot in a steamboat,
And sail the ocean 'round.
While sailing around the ocean,
While sailing around the sea,
I'd think of handsome Molly,
Wherever she might be.
Don't you remember, Molly,
You gave me your right hand,
Said that if you marry,
That I would be the man.
Now you've broke your promise,
Go home with whom you please,
My poor heart is breaking,
You're lying at your ease.
Went to church last Sunday,
She passed me on by,
Knew her mind was changing,
By the roving of her eye.
Roving of her eye,
Roving of her eye,
Knew her mind was changing,
By the roving of her eye.
I wish I was in London,
Or some other seaport town,
Set my foot in a steamboat,
And sail the ocean 'round.
Sail around the ocean,
Sail around the sea,
Think of handsome Molly,
Wherever she might be.
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