When the roses
come again
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1. 'Neath the shadow, down the meadow, leaves
lying on each side,
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by
the river, flowers shiver, fading, dying in their pride.
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Someone straying, long
delaying, stands a-parting down the lane,
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I must leave you, someone's
saying, till the roses come again.
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When the roses come again, when the roses come again,
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I will meet you, I will greet you, when the
roses come again.
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Oh-la-lay-ee, ah-le-hee, ah-le-hee.
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2. As I wander, I will ponder on a happy bye and bye,
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on a
summer over yonder with joy to you and I.
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Do not borrow grief or sorrow
in the hours that yet remain,
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we
shall know a glad tomorrow when the roses come again.
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3. Sunshine over clover blossom on the meadow wide,
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summer's
fingers sweetly linger everywhere on every side.
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Someone's roaming in the
gloaming, happy hearts that feel no pain,
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all
their sadness turned to gladness, now the roses come again.
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(orig. = capo 2nd) (The Carter Family)