▁The ▁P og ues ▁ ▁The ▁Irish ▁Ro vers ▁( both ▁as ▁" M u ir she en ▁Dur kin " ▁and ▁as ▁" Good bye ▁Mrs . ▁Dur kin ") ▁ ▁Johnny ▁Mc E voy ▁ ▁The ▁Dublin ers ▁ ▁The ▁P ox y ▁Bog g ards ▁ ▁Golden ▁B ough ▁ ▁The ▁Mol ly s ▁on ▁their ▁album ▁Hat ▁Tr ick ▁ ▁Off ▁Kil ter ▁on ▁their ▁album ▁C elt ic ▁Arm ad illo ▁ ▁Dar by ▁O ' G ill ▁ ▁The ▁Wol fe ▁T ones ▁▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁on ▁their ▁album ▁Last ▁Call ▁for ▁Hero es ▁ ▁Na ▁F ian na ▁ ▁Vari ations ▁" M olly ▁Dur kin " ▁is ▁an ▁Irish ▁folk ▁song ▁made ▁popular ▁by ▁Mur ty ▁R abb ett ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁deriv ation ▁of ▁" M urs he en ▁Dur kin ". ▁The ▁song ▁has ▁a ▁l ively ▁tempo ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁dec ides ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁mort ar ▁sh ov eler ▁( pro bably ▁an ▁as ph alt ▁sh ov eler ▁as ▁well ) ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁sh ov eling ▁gold ▁in ▁California ▁is ▁wh ims ically ▁described . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁not ▁so ▁much ▁a ▁song ▁of ▁leaving ▁Ireland ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁Irish man ' s ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁sc orn . ▁ ▁The ▁Irish ▁Ro vers ▁made ▁several ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁lyr ics : ▁Ret itled ▁to