text: Desmond
   And Molly
   Molly
  Desmond has a barrow in the market place
  Molly is the singer in a band
  Dessy says to Molly Girl, I like your face
  And then she says this as she takes him by the hand
  Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
  Lala how the life goes on
  Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
  Lala how the life goes on
  Desmond takes a trolley to the jewelry store
  Buys a twenty carat golden ring
  Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
  And as/when he gives it to her she begins to sing
  Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
  Lala how the life goes on
  Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
  Lala how the life goes on
  In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
  With a couple of kids running in the yard
  Of Desmond and Molly Jones 
  Happy ever after in the market place
  Desmond lets the children lend a hand
  Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
  And in the evening she still sings it with the band
  Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
  Lala how the life goes on
  Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
  Lala how the life goes on
  In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
  With a couple of kids running in the yard
  Of Desmond and Molly Jones 
  Happy ever after in the market place
  Desmond lets the children lend a hand
  Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
  And in the evening she still sings it with the band
  Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
  Lala how the life goes on
  Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
  Lala how the life goes on
  Da-da dum-dum-dum-dum-dum, ahh