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On the Banks of Red Roses

A song in the key of C

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Sheet Music for "On the Banks of Red Roses"On the Banks of Red RosesBanks of the Rosessong= 8052550205335053505320523505205255502053505350532052505On the banks of red roses me love and I sat downAnd I took out me fiddle for to play me love a tuneIn the middle of the tune, oh, she sighed and she said:"Oh, me Johnny, lovely Johnny would you leave me?"Oh, when I was a young girl I heard me mother say,That I was a foolish lass and easy led astray,And before that I would work, I would sooner sport and playWith my Johnny on the banks of red roses.Well he took her to his lodge and he treated her to tea,Saying "Drink my dearest Mary and come along with me",Saying "Drink my dearest Mary and come along with meTo the sweet and lovely banks of red roses."Then they walked and they talked till they came unto a cave,Where Johnny all the day had been digging up a grave,Where Johnny all the day had been digging up a grave,For to leave his lassie low among the roses.Then he took out a pen knife, it was both long and sharp,And he plunged it right into his own dear Mary's heart,And he plunged it right into his own dear Mary's heart,And he left her lying low among the roses.Discography: De Danann: Selected Jigs, Reels & SongsTranscription: id:hn-song-134
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Abc notation for On the Banks of Red Roses
X:2306 T:On the Banks of Red Roses T:Banks of the Roses R:song D:De Danann: Selected Jigs, Reels & Songs Z:id:hn-song-134 M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=80 K:C
CE | G2 GA E2 DC | cc de G2 (cd) | e>d cB AG EF | G>A GE D2 CE | GG GA E2 DC | c2 de G2 cd | e>d cB AG EC | D2 C4 || W:On the banks of red roses me love and I sat down W:And I took out me fiddle for to play me love a tune W:In the middle of the tune, oh, she sighed and she said: W:"Oh, me Johnny, lovely Johnny would you leave me?" W: W:Oh, when I was a young girl I heard me mother say, W:That I was a foolish lass and easy led astray, W:And before that I would work, I would sooner sport and play W:With my Johnny on the banks of red roses. W: W:Well he took her to his lodge and he treated her to tea, W:Saying "Drink my dearest Mary and come along with me", W:Saying "Drink my dearest Mary and come along with me W:To the sweet and lovely banks of red roses." W: W:Then they walked and they talked till they came unto a cave, W:Where Johnny all the day had been digging up a grave, W:Where Johnny all the day had been digging up a grave, W:For to leave his lassie low among the roses. W: W:Then he took out a pen knife, it was both long and sharp, W:And he plunged it right into his own dear Mary's heart, W:And he plunged it right into his own dear Mary's heart, W:And he left her lying low among the roses.
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