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Thread #33990   Message #2300895
Posted By: GUEST
30-Mar-08 - 02:58 AM
Thread Name: 'Rose' or 'Peace' round - counter-verses/variants
Subject: RE: 'Rose' or 'Peace' round - counter-verses/variants
When I was at a summer camp about 5 years ago they taught a version of that song to us. It wasn't nearly as intricate, and I'm not sure how correct it is, but what I was taught was:

Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose
Will I ever see thee wed?
I shall marry at thy will, Sire.
At thy will.

Ding Dong, Ding Dong
Wedding bells on an April morn
Carve your name on a moss covered stone
On a moss covered stone

Hey ho, nobody's home
No meat, no drink, no money have I none
But still I will be married.
Hey ho, nobody's home

Free, free bird
Take thy flight
Fly high above the sorrows
Of this sad night.


When I googled some of the lyrics, the results I got indicated that the 'version' we were taught was this, kind of, butchered re-constructed version that left out the most of the song.