Cat. #0057 (MFH #568) - As sung by Mrs. Allie Long Parker, Eureka Springs, Arkansas on April 14, 1958
VERSE 1
One morning very early
Just as the day was dawning
I saw th Captain setting
And a countin' out his money
With a ringle, jingle, ling
VERSE 2
I robbed him of his money
Which was ten-thousand dollars
I put it in my pocket
An' I took it home to Molly
With a ringle, jingle, ling
VERSE 3
They put me to rest
Way up in Molly's chamber
They took my pistol from me
And they folled 'em up with water
With a ringle, jingle, ling
VERSE 4
I went to fire my pistols
I found they was mistaken
A company surrounded me
A prisoner I was taken
With a ringle, jingle, ling
VERSE 5
She swore by her life
She never would deceive me
The devil take th women
For their tongues are never easy
With a ringle, jingle, ling
VERSE 6
I have two brothers
Enlisted in the army
One of them's in jail
And the others in Care-line-y
With a ringle, jingle, ling
VERSE 7
Their way off down yonder
And you are here close by me
I'd drather be with them tonight
Than you my sportin' Molly
With a ringle, jingle, ling