I Wish My Love was a Red Red Rose - meav

I Wish My Love Was A Red Red Rose
Meav Ni Mhaolchatha
Album: Meav
Lyrics by ValorWin
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 to daylight clear
I'd sit and sing with 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
I'd roll my Molly in my arms, let the wind blow high or low