Sweet Molly

Hi, there! It's really great to see you here!

Well, your first task has a little bit to do with the Irish culture, and Dublin to be more precise.

Today you are going to work on a folk song called 'Molly Malone'. I don't know if you are familiar with Irish music, but I love it!

Read your task, do some research and answer the questions in a comment below. Here's your task:

1) Why is this song important for people in Dublin?
2) Look for a picture of Molly Malone's statue online and paste a link to it.
3) Listen to the song on the video (as many times as you need to) and try to complete the blanks.
4) What are "cockles and mussels"?
4) Did you like it? Make any personal comment(s) you'd like.

(Here's a link in case the video isn't working: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CGY6oGNPiJY )

Molly Malone

(Traditional Irish Song)

In Dublin's fair city,  1.____________  the girls are so pretty,
I first  2.____________ my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow,
3. ____________ streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"


"Alive, alive, oh,
Alive, alive, oh",
Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh".


She was a fishmonger, and sure it was no wonder,
For  4.____________ were her father and mother 5.____________ ,
And they each wheeled their barrow,
6.____________ streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"


"Alive, alive, oh,
Alive, alive, oh",
Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh".


She died 7.____________ a fever, and no one could save her,
And that was the 8.____________ of sweet Molly Malone.
Now her ghost wheels her barrow,
9.____________ streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"

Cheers!

Pablo