Mick Hanly - Merchant’s Daughter

From the 1976 album “A Kiss in the Morning Early” by Mick Hanley.

(Rough) Lyrics:

In Derry lived a merchant and he had one lonely daughter
she had sweethearts plenty to court her night and day.
But when she had them gained, their company disdained
and many’s the clever young man heart wounded went away.

At length there came a suitor from … for to court her
With scorching barreling flames to thaw her frozen heart.
Says she “young man retire, your suit I don’t admire
There isn’t my desire the single life to part.

Your passion for me smother, and go and court another”
So he went next Wednesday evening to one he had in view.
He went and courted Sally, left disdain for Molly
With tears of melancholy, he gave her time to rue.

About six weeks or better she wrote to him a letter
He wrote back an answer and he sealed it with disdain.
Saying “when you could you would not, when you would you need not
So read these lines and … not, my answer is quite plain.”

“Now all you maids take warning by me and my misfortune,
never slight a young man that’s master of your heart
For if you lightly spurn him you’ll find him not returning,
you’ll end your days in mourning, t’is I that feel but smart”

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