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Thread #43126   Message #483263
Posted By: IanC
14-Jun-01 - 10:27 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The Rose in June
Subject: Lyr Add: ROSE IN JUNE
This may not really be the right place but I thought I'd post the other "Rose in June" lyrics here as well, as they don't seem to be in DT or to have previously been referred to in the forum. Versions have been sung by Cyril Tawney and (I think) by Bob Arnold (who played Tom Forrest in "The Archers") as well as by The Coppers, I think. The tune is a pretty waltz.

ROSE IN JUNE ^^

Was down in the valleys, the valleys so deep,
To pick some plain roses to keep my love sweet.
So let it come early, late or soon,
I will enjoy my rose in June.

O, the roses red, the violets blue,
Carnations sweet, love and so are you,
So let it come early, late or soon,
I will enjoy my rose in June.

O love, I will carry thy sweet milking pail,
O love, I will kiss you on every stile
So let it come early, late or soon,
I will enjoy my rose in June.

Cheers!
Ian