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The Banks of the Roses Lyrics by The Apex Singers

Stravaig

2022

On the banks of the roses my love and I sat down
And I took out my fiddle for to play my love a tune
And in the middle of the tune-o she sighed and she said
"Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny won't you leave me?"
Well, when I was a young man, I heard my father say
That he'd rather see me dead and buried in the clay
Sooner than be married to any runaway
By the lovely sweet banks of the roses
[Chorus]
On the banks of the roses my love and I sat down
And I took out my fiddle for to play my love a tune
In the middle of the tune-o she sighed and she said
"Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny won't you leave me?"
Well, then I am no runaway and soon I'll let them know
I can take a bottle or can leave it alone
And if her daddy doesn't like it he can keep his daughter at home
And young Johnny will go rovin' with another
[Chorus]
On the banks of the roses my love and I sat down
And I took out me fiddle for to play my love a tune
And in the middle of the tune-oh, she sighed and she said:
"Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny won't ya leave me?"
And when I e'er get married, 't'will be in the month of May
When the leaves they are green and the meadows they are gay
And I and me true love we'll sit and sport and play
On the lovely sweet banks of the roses
[Chorus]
On the banks of the Roses my love and I sat down
And I took out my fiddle for to play my love a tune
And in the middle of the tune-oh, she sighed and she said
"Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny won't ya leave me"
[Chorus]
On the banks of the Roses my love and I sat down
And I took out my fiddle for to play my love a tune
And in the middle of the tune-oh, she sighed and she said
"Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny won't ya leave me"
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The Apex Singers

The Apex Singers

About “The Banks of the Roses” by The Apex Singers

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"The Banks of the Roses" appears on "Stravaig" in 2022.

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