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Thread #115417 Message #2470495
Posted By: GUEST,Alex Robinson
20-Oct-08 - 03:15 AM
Thread Name: ADD: Roses of No Man's Land (Les Sullivan)
Subject: Where Are The Roses
I am not sure of the title of this song.I heard it on a recording a friend brought back from England in 2007. It was a fairly poor quality recording of a singing session, I believe in Towersey England in 2007. It is a song about people who went into No Man's Land to retrieve the wounded I assume in World War 1. I have gone through the recording and taken down what seem to be the lyrics. I will post them below. Hopefully someone can help as I like the song and would like to sing it.
Where Are The Roses
Jim lay alone by, a roadside in Flanders Thrown from his horse, in a tangle of ?? Then came a voice, as it, spoke, from nowhere You'll be alright, chum, there are far worse than you.
Just a few pills, and a ? full of water Gave him the hope, and the will to go on Then the ?? left him, to tend to another A father, a brother, a husband a son Chorus Where are the roses, of no man's land Where are the roses, that held out a hand To the wounded, andfrightened, the injured and dying Where are the roses ????
After the shooting, a boy he, lay there ??????, you are safe now boy Then a hand brushed his fingers And a voice said, I'm here son ????????????? And from them he was saved
Boy, I'm so glad, to see you ?? It's lucky we saw you, said the man with no gun Then the ?? left him, to tend to another A father, a brother, a husband, a son
Chorus Where are the roses, that grew in the meadows That looked on the slaughter, of the khaki and grey With a bagful of ?? ,of honour and courage Who searched for the living, by night and by day
What, sort of man, does it take to be smiling When inside he's screaming, for the strength to go on But he knew he was needed, to tend to another A father, a brother, a husband, a son
Chorus
I hope someone recognises this and can help Thanks for that Alex