I Wish My Love Was a Red Hot Rose - Altan

I Wish My Love Was A Red Red Rose - Altan
I wish my love was a red
Red rose growing in yon garden fair
And I to be the gardener
Of her I would take care
There's not a month throughout the year
But my love I'd renew
I'd garnish her with flowers fine
Sweet William
Thyme and Rue
I wish I was a butterfly
I'd light on my love's breast
And if I was a blue cuckoo
I'd sing my love to rest
And if I was a nightingale
I'd sing the daylight clear
I'd sit and sing for you Molly
For once I loved you dear
I wish I was in Dublin town
And seated on the grass
In my right hand
A jug of punch
And on my knee a lass
I'd call for liquor freely
And I'd pay before I'd go
I'd roll my Molly in my arms
Let the wind blow high or low