Goodbye Miss Molly

In Dublin's Fair City
Where the girls are so pretty
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone
As she wheel'd her wheel barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive o!

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Alive, alive o!,
alive, alive o!
Crying cockles and mussels
alive, alive o!

She was a fishmonger
But sure 'twas no wonder
For so were her father and mother before
And they each wheel'd their barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive o!

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She died of a fever
And no one could save her
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone
But her ghost wheels her barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive o!

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I say goodbye to Dublin today. The day is finally sunny and beautiful- we suffer through a week of rain and cold and our farewell day is sunny and bright. I hope the city is not celebrating!!

I've really appreciated how advanced things are here. It makes me embarased for my city at home. For instance: there are many cues and tools for the blind and deaf here. If you want to cross the street a button will vibrate at a certain pulse if you cannot cross and another if you can. The noise that comes from the 'button box' is very distinct. A steady beep when you stay safely on the curb and a loud bleerp sound when you may cross... you can hear this sound until you cross to the other side. The money is also sized so that you can tell the value of your euro by its shape. Of course in the U.S. every bill is exactly the same size and shape. It's too bad the bill in my pocket are all very small! I've enjoyed myself very much but now it is time to see the charming countryside. Till then!