Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace Molly is the singer in a band Desmond says to Molly: Girl, I like your face And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on, brah La la la, life goes on Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on, brah La la la, life goes on Desmond take a trolley to the jeweler's store Buys a twenty carat golden ring (ring) Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door And as he gives it to her, she begins to sing (sing) Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on, brah La la la, life goes on Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on, brah La la la, life goes on In a couple of years they had 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's still singing with the band Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on, brah La la how the life goes on Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on, brah La la how the life goes on In a couple of years they had 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's a singer with the band Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on, brah La la la, life goes on Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on, brah La la la, life goes on In a couple of years they had 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 Molly lets the children lend a hand Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face And in the evening she's a singer with the band And if you want some fun Take ob-la-di-bla-da