Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
Take me back to Dublin, across the Irish Sea
Just one night in that fair city, to see again that sweet Kathleen
It’s well that I remember, that night in Merrion Row
When I saw her through the laughter, she took my heart and then my soul
Chorus:
And sometimes late at night, across the ocean comes a voice
Are you Molly Bloom, were you conjured up by Joyce
Exchanging thoughts on life and living in the session and the smoke
In her eyes I saw my future, it filled my heart and mind with hope
But the hours past too quickly and the drink it flowed like rain
Me and my lovely Colleen, I was her darling man
Chorus:
And sometimes late at night, across the ocean comes a voice
Are you Molly Bloom, were you conjured up by Joyce
Then our evening abruptly ended, with the barman calling time
We left this place in silence, her hand clenched tight in mine
So we said our last farewell, our heart full sore with pain
Then she walked into the darkness and never even asked my name
Chorus:
And now I sit here, late at night, and in my mind I hear that voice
You were my Molly Bloom, for that moment I was James Joyce