make way for the molly maguires they re drinkers they re liars but they re men make way for the molly maguires you ll never see the likes of them again down the mines no sunlight shines those pits they re black as hell in modest style they do their time it s paddy s prison cell and they curse the day they traveled far and drown their tears with a jar chorus make way for the molly maguires they re drinkers they re liars but they re men make way for the molly maguires you ll never see the likes of them again back will break and muscles ache down there there s no time to dream of fields and farms a woman s arms just dig that bloody seam though they drain their bodies underground who ll dare to push them around chorus make way for the molly maguires they re drinkers they re liars but they re men make way for the molly maguires you ll never see the likes of them again so make way for the molly maguires they re drinkers they re liars but they re men make way for the molly maguires you ll never see the likes of them again