Traditional
Courting Is A Pleasure
Courting is a pleasure
Between my love and I
And it's down in yon green valley
I'll meet her by and by
It was down in yon green valley
She is my heart's delight
"Molly, lovely Molly
I will stay 'til broad daylight."
Never marry a fair young maid
With a dark and a roving eye
Just you kiss her and you embrace her
Never tell her the reason why
Just you kiss her and you embrace her
Till you cause her heart to yield;
For a faint-hearted soldier
Will never gain the field
Farewell, Ballymonie
Likewise the sweet Bann shore
Farewell unto McCusky braes
Will I never see more
America lies far away
That land I will go see;
And may all bad luck attend the one
Who parted my love and me
Just you kiss her and you embrace her
Never tell her the reason why
Courting is a pleasure
Between my love and I