June Tabor - The Banks of Red Roses lyrics
[June Tabor - The Banks of Red Roses lyrics]
When I was a wee thing and easy led astray
It's before I would work I
Would rather sport and play
It's before I would work I
Would rather sport and play
With my Johnny on the banks of red roses
On the banks of red roses my
Love and I sat down
He took out his fiddle and
Began to play a tune
And when the tune was ended
His love broke down and cried
"Oh Johnny, darling Johnny, never leave me!"
He took out his pocket knife
And it was long and sharp
And he plunged it through and
Through the bonny lassie's hart
He plunged it through and through
The bonny lassie's heart
And he left her lying low among the roses
When I was a wee thing and easy led astray
It's before I would work I
Would rather sport and play
It's before I would work I
Would rather sport and play
With my Johnny on the banks of red roses
It's before I would work I
Would rather sport and play
It's before I would work I
Would rather sport and play
With my Johnny on the banks of red roses
On the banks of red roses my
Love and I sat down
He took out his fiddle and
Began to play a tune
And when the tune was ended
His love broke down and cried
"Oh Johnny, darling Johnny, never leave me!"
He took out his pocket knife
And it was long and sharp
And he plunged it through and
Through the bonny lassie's hart
He plunged it through and through
The bonny lassie's heart
And he left her lying low among the roses
When I was a wee thing and easy led astray
It's before I would work I
Would rather sport and play
It's before I would work I
Would rather sport and play
With my Johnny on the banks of red roses
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