The Banks of Red Roses
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When I was a wee thing
And easy led astray
It's before I would work
I would rather sport and play
It's before I would work
I would rather sport and play
With my Johnny on the banks of red roses
On the banks of red roses
My love and I sat down
He took out his fiddle
And began to play a tune
And when the tune was ended
His love broke down and cried
Oh Johnny, darling Johnny
Never leave me
He took out his pocket knife
And it was long and sharp
And he plunged it through and through
The bonnie lassie's heart
He plunged it through and through
The bonnie lassie's heart
And he left her lying low among the roses
When I was a wee thing
And easy led astray
It's before I would work
I would rather sport and play
It's before I would work
I would rather sport and play
With my Johnny on the banks of red roses