The Kingston Trio – Run Molly Run (Guitar)

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Run Molly, run

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Run Molly, run

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Long John's gonna beat you

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Beneath the shining sun

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Long John was the youngest horse and Molly was the old

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Molly was an old grey mare and he was a stallion bold

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Oh, Lordy, he was a stallion bold

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Run Molly, run

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Run Molly, run

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Long John's gonna beat you

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Beneath the shining sun

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Long John said to Molly, "You're runnin' your last race

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'Cause when I turn my head around, I'm gonna see your face

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Old gal, I'm gonna see your face"

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Molly said to Long John, "Don't take me for a fool

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If you didn't cut your ears and tail, I'd think you were a mule (Yeah!)

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I'd think you were a mule"

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Long John, he got mad, oh, lord, and shook his woolly mane

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"Last time that I run, old girl, I beat the Memphis train

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I beat the Memphis train"

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Run Molly, run {oh, Molly)

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Run Molly, run

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Long John's gonna beat you

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Beneath the shining sun

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See them waitin' on the track, the man, he hollered, "Go!"

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Long John runnin' fast, lord, Molly runnin' slow

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Molly runnin' slow

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Long John said to Molly, "Take a last look at the sky

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'Cause, baby, when I pass you, my dust's gonna blind your eye

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Oh, Lord, my dust's gonna blind your eye."

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Run Molly, run

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Run Molly, run

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Long John's gonna beat you

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Look out for the turn, oh, lordy

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Lordy, here she comes!

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Long John beatin' Molly, wait, what's that I see?

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Molly's passin' Long John, Molly runnin' free

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Oh, lordy, Molly runnin' free

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Run Molly, run {oh, Molly)

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Run Molly, run

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Put old Long John out to stud

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And let old Molly run