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A Rose in April Lyrics by Kate Rusby

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[Verse 1]
"Oh, can I go to my love's side?
Oh, let me go this day
Please let me go to my love's side
Oh, mother don't make me stay
I was a rose in April
And still a rose in June
I fear that come the winter
I shall no longer bloom"
[Verse 2]
"Daughter, daughter you cannot go
Oh, you cannot go this day
Your father he forbade you
And at home you must remain
You were a rose in April
And still a rose in June
But God can send five winters
And I know my rose will bloom"
[Verse 3]
"Mother, mother I must away
Unto my true love's side
Bring to me my white horse
And away to him I'll ride"
She's rode through fields of barley
And she's rode through fields of corn
She's come unto her true love
One hour before the dawn
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
Her father being awakened
Heard of his daughter's flight
He's taken up his dagger
And he's rode into the night
He's rode through fields of barley
And he's sped through fields of corn
He's come unto her true love's house
Just before the dawn
[Verse 5]
He's found his daughter sleeping
In her true lover's arms
He's taken up his dagger
And it's deep into their hearts
"Oh father, cruel father
You've killed my love, killed me
But now I'll rest beside him
Locked in his arms I'll be
[Outro]
Locked in his arms I'll be
Locked in his arms I'll be
Locked in his arms I'll be
Locked in his arms I'll be
Locked in his arms
Credits
Kate Rusby

Kate Rusby

About “A Rose in April” by Kate Rusby

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"A Rose in April" appears on "Hourglass".

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