[Verse 1]
"My mother was obsessed by evil jealousy
She didn't want nobody to even look at Molly
She kept me locked up in this attic 'till I died
Only four years old, my story left untold."
Oh, Molly
Oh, Molly

[Verse 2]
"Mother was struck by this infallible idea
If she could paint my portrait I would remain immortal
And I could hang downstairs above the fireplace
A little girl in lace, not a single trace of, trace of crime."

[Guitar Solo: Andy LaRocque]

[Verse 3]
"Each day and night she worked and autumn turned to spring
For every stroke she painted, a little life was ended
At last, I felt so weak I could not even speak
But in that fatal portrait, my spirit came to life again."
Oh, Molly

[Guitar Solo: Michael Denner]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh
[Verse 4]
"That night I made the portrait speak in evil tongue:
You're gonna go beyond too, may pain and death bestow you
She grabbed a book and spoke aloud an ancient rhyme
While she burned the portrait in the candle of fate."
Oh, Molly

[Outro]
"I've gotta see ma"