Molly and Tenbrooks Songtext
von Marley’s Ghost

Run, old Molly, run
Run, old Molly, run
Tenbrooks gonna beat you
In the bright shining sun
Bright shining sun, oh Lord
Bright shining sun

Tenbrooks was a big bay horse
He wore that shaggy mane
Run all around Memphis
He beat the Memphis train
Beat the Memphis train, oh Lord
Beat the Memphis train

Tenbrooks said to Molly
What makes your head so red?
Running in the hot sun
With a fever in my head
Fever in my head, oh Lord
Fever in my head


Tenbrooks said to Molly
You′re looking mighty squirreled
Molly said to Tenbrooks
I'm a-leaving this old world
Leaving this old world, oh Lord
Leaving this old world

Run, old Molly, run
Run, old Molly, run
Tenbrooks gonna beat you
In the bright shining sun
Bright shining sun, oh Lord
Bright shining sun

Out in California
Where Molly done as she pleased
Come back to old Kentucky
Got beat with all ease
Beat with all ease, oh Lord
Beat with all ease

Women all a-laughing
Children all a-crying
Men′s all a-hollering
And old Tenbrooks a-flying
Old Tenbrooks a-flying, oh Lord
Old Tenbrooks a-flying


Run, old Molly, run
Run, old Molly, run
Tenbrooks gonna beat you
In the bright shining sun
Bright shining sun, oh Lord
Bright shining sun

Kuyper, Kuyper
You're not riding right
Molly's beaten Tenbrooks
Clear out of sight
Clear out of sight, oh Lord
Clear out of sight

Kuyper, Kuyper
Kuyper, my son
Give old Tenbrooks the bridle
And let old Tenbrooks run
Let old Tenbrooks run, oh Lord
Let old Tenbrooks run

Gonna catch old Tenbrooks
And hitch him in the shade
Gonna bury Molly
In a coffin ready made
Coffin ready made, oh Lord
Coffin ready made

Run, old Molly, run
Run, old Molly, run
Tenbrooks gonna beat you
In the bright shining sun
Bright shining sun, oh Lord
Bright shining sun

Run, old Molly, run
Run, old Molly, run
Tenbrooks gonna beat you
In the bright shining sun
Bright shining sun, oh Lord
Bright shining sun