Handsome Molly

Recordings

Grayson and Whitter, 192?
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
Folk Song Festival, Stanley Brothers, 1962
Traditional Music from Grayson and Carroll Counties, Virginia: Songs, Tunes with Fiddle, Banjo and Band, Various Artists (Glen Neaves), 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
The Mountain Music Sound Of The Stanley Brothers, Various Artists (Hylo Brown), 1962
The Country Gentlemen on the Road, The Country Gentlemen, 1963
Treasures Untold, Doc Watson, 1964
Chicago Mob Scene - A Folk Song Jam Session, Various Artists - Larry Ehrlich, 196?
The Essential Doc Watson, Doc Watson, 1973
Sweet Dreams and Quiet Desires, Borderline, 1973
From The Maple On The Hill, Wade Mainer, 1976
Going Down Lee Highway, Grayson and Whitter, 1977
The Bergerfolk, Vol. 4 - Pack Up Your Sorrows, The Bergerfolk, 1978
Rising Fawn String Ensemble, Norman Blake, 1979
Smokey Mountain Ballads, Harry West and Jeannie, 197?
Cider In The Kitchen, Howard Bursen, 1980
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
Acoustic Music To Suit Most Occasions, The Deighton Family, 1988
Odd Man In, Tim O'Brien, 1991
Folk Songs & Bluegrass, The Country Gentlemen, 1991
Treasures Untold, Doc Watson, 1992
1959-1963, Flatt and Scruggs, 1992
On a Cold Winter Night, Tom Paley with Ben Paley, 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
Ian and Sylvia, Ian and Sylvia, 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
The Recordings of Grayson & Whitter: 1928-1930, Grayson & Whitter, 1999
1963-64 Newport Folk Festival Recordings, Doc Watson, 19??
Going Down Lee Highway 1927-1929 Recordings, Grayson and Whitter, 19??
Ballads and Songs, Various Artists (Grayson and Whitter), 19??
Single, Alex Campbell, Ola Belle and Deacon, 19??
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 1: 1927-1928, Grayson & Whitter, 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
Rural Roots of Bluegrass, Wayne Erbsen/Laura Boosinger, 2003
An Evening Long Ago: Live 1956, The Stanley Brothers, 2004
Live at the Gaslight 1962, Bob Dylan, 2005
Born into the Whisper: Waterbug Anthology, Vol. 8, Various Artists (Kate MacLeod and Pancakes), 2006

Notes

Played by the Hart Valley Drifters at the College of San Mateo in San Mateo on November 10th 1962. 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.