When the Roses Bloom Again - Laura Cantrell

When The Roses Bloom Again - Laura Cantrell
Well they're strollin' in the gloamin
When the roses are in bloom
A soldier and his sweetheart brave and true
And their hearts are filled with sorrow
For their thoughts are of tomorrow
As she pins a rose upon his coat of blue
Do not ask me love to linger
When you know not what to say
For duty calls your sweetheart's name again
And your heart need not be sighing
That I'll be among the dying
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
When the roses bloom again
And the sun is on the river
The Mockingbird will sing it's sweet refrain
And in the days of Auld Lang Syne
I'll be with you sweetheart mine
Oh I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
With the rattle of the battle
Came a whisper soft and low:
Our soldier he is fallen in the fray
I am dying I am dying
And I know I've got to go
But I wanna tell you before I pass away
There's a far and distant river
Where the roses are in bloom
And a sweetheart who is waiting there for me
And it's there I pray you'll take me
I'll be faithful don't forsake me
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
When the roses bloom again
And the sun is on the river
The Mockingbird will sing it's sweet refrain
And in the days of Auld Lang Syne
I'll be with you sweetheart mine
Oh I'll be with you when the roses bloom again