Irish Song Lyrics 
from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
Jack Haggerty Dan McGinnis 
I'm a heartbroken raftsman, from Greenville I came All my virtue's departed with a lass I did fain From the strong darts of Cupid I've suffered much grief And my heart's torn a-sunder, I can get no relief 
Of my troubles I'll tell you without much delay Of a sweet little lassie my heart stole away She's the blacksmith's fair daughter on the Flat River side And I've always intended to make her my bride 
I work on the river where the white waters roar And my name I've engraved on the high rocky shore I'm the boy that stands happy on the dark, burling stream But my thoughts were on Molly, she haunted my dream 
I gave her fine jewels, the finest of lace And the costliest muslins, her form to embrace I gave her my wages all for to keep safe I deprived her of nothing I had on this earth 
'Til she wrote me a letter which I did receive And she said from her promise, herself she'd relieve To wed with another she'd a long time delayed And the next time I'd see her she'd no more be a maid 
To her mother, Jane Tucker, I lay all the blame For she caused her leave and go back on my name To cast off the riggings that God was to tie And to leave me a rambler 'til the day that I die 
So come all ye bold raftsmen with hearts stout and true Don't trust to a woman 'cause you're beat if you do And if you do meet one with a dark chestnut curl Remember Jack Haggerty and the Flat River girl!