Finding a drama thriller B&W movie from the 40's or 50's

A movie I saw on TV as a child–a young girl is the protagonist. An young handsome Irishman shows up as handyman of some sort and befriends her. He is nice to her but could be a bad guy. In one scene he is singing and explaining the song Molly Malone, that you have to sing “Streets broad and narrah” for it to rhyme with “wheeled her wheelbarrah.”

The movie is in english and either Hollywood or British.

could it be Night must fall (1937) remade with Albert Finney.

I’ll check it out, thank you!

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a tree grows in brooklyn?
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0038190/?ref_=m_ttsnd_snd_tt

Thank you for the suggestion but the movie I’m trying to find takes place in the countryside. Also not so much as prestige picture. Thanks again for the try, though!

I’ll watch to make sure