THE RED ROSE TOP (Traditional) I'll cut off the red rose top And plant the willow green, green In all this world the you may see It's slighted I have been, been Oh, when your thyme is pulled and gone They care no more for you, you There's not a place your thyme goes waste But it spreads all over with rue, rue It spreads all over with rue John Meredith collected this from Sally Sloane who learned it from her grandmother. It is derived from the English song, 'The seeds of love'. Youtube clip --Stewie.
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