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Thread #60248 Message #1591715
Posted By: Cyparissa
27-Oct-05 - 09:39 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose (Traditional)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose (Traditional)
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From: GUEST,Madame Passereau - PM
Date: 17 Feb 05 - 06:05 PM
I have also heard a verse that goes:
Mother, Father, dig my grave
Dig it with a golden spade
Bring some friends and a mourning dove
To show I died for love
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That sounds like a version of Turtledove-
"Go dig my grave both wide and deep
Put a marble stone at my head and feet
In the middle of my grave put a turtledove
To show to the world that I died for love."
That particular version is sung by Custer LaRue- great song, by the way.
Also, does anyone know where I might find written music for "Rose, Rose?" It sounds beautiful, and I just love the words.