▁the ▁local ▁vic ar , ▁did ▁not ▁appro ve ▁of ▁their ▁relationship , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁away ▁to ▁England . ▁W att ▁was ▁broken heart ed ▁at ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁bel oved ▁lady , ▁and ▁wrote ▁this ▁song ▁in ▁her ▁memory . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁by , ▁amongst ▁others , ▁Mar ika , ▁Anna ▁McG old rick , ▁Daniel ▁O ' D onn ell , ▁P addy ▁Re illy , ▁P ats y ▁Watch orn , ▁Phil ▁C oul ter , ▁Johnny ▁Mc E voy ▁and ▁The ▁Wol fe ▁T ones . ▁However ▁many ▁music ▁lo vers ▁have ▁her ald ed ▁the ▁fin est ▁version ▁to ▁be ▁that ▁of ▁Moon co in ' s ▁own ▁famous ▁son ▁Dar ren ▁Hold en . ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁ ▁" How ▁sweet ▁' tis ▁to ▁ro am ▁by ▁the ▁sun ny ▁Su ir ▁stream , ▁And ▁hear ▁the ▁dove ' s ▁co o ▁' ne ath ▁the ▁morning ' s ▁sun be am . ▁Where ▁the ▁thr ush ▁and ▁the ▁ro bin ▁their ▁sweet ▁notes ▁combine ▁On ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Su ir ▁that ▁flows ▁down ▁by ▁Moon co in . ▁ ▁Flow ▁on , ▁lov ely ▁river , ▁flow ▁g ently ▁along . ▁By ▁your ▁waters ▁so ▁sweet ▁sounds ▁the ▁l ark ' s ▁mer ry ▁song . ▁On ▁your ▁green ▁banks ▁I ' ll ▁w ander ▁where ▁first ▁I ▁did ▁join ▁With ▁you , ▁lov ely ▁Mol ly , ▁the ▁Rose ▁of ▁Moon co in . ▁ ▁Oh ▁Mol