[Verse 1]
Come all you young gallants that delight in a gun
Beware of your shooting at the setting of the sun

[Verse 2]
It happened one evening in a large shower of hail
When under a bower my love was concealed

[Chorus]
Her apron flew around her, I took her as a swan
And I shot my own darling at the setting of the sun

[Verse 3]
And as I walked up to her, found it was she
My limbs they grew weary and my eyes couldn't see

[Verse 4]
The ring on her finger, most bitterly I cried
"O Molly, if you were living, you'd have been my fond bride"

[Verse 5]
Home to my father like lightning I did run
Saying, "Father, dearest father, do you know what I've done?"

[Chorus]
"Her apron flew around her, I took her as a swan
And I shot my own darling at the setting of the sun
Her apron flew around her, I took her as a swan
And I shot my own darling, and where should I run?"
[Verse 6]
His father in the corner with his hair turning grey
"O my dear Jimmy, don't you run away"

[Verse 7]
"Stay in this country until your trial comes on
You never shall be hung by the laws of this land"

[Verse 8]
Oh, the day of the trial to the judge she appeared
"As God is my witness, young Jimmy must go clear"

[Chorus]
"My apron flew around me, he took me as a swan
And I know his heart lies bleeding for his own Molly Bond"