On The Banks Of The Roses

from Foggy Morning by A Shamrock In Kudzu

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lyrics

On the banks of the roses my love and I sat down
And I took out my fiddle for to play my love a tune
And in the middle of the tune - o
She sighed and she said
"Oh my Johnny, lovely Johnny, would you leave me?"

When I was just a young girl, I heard my father say
"I'd sooner see you dead, my girl
And buried in the clay
Rather than be married to a roving runaway
On the lovely, sweet banks of the roses.

Well, now I am a runaway, and sure I'll let you know
That I can take a bottle or can leave it alone
And if her daddy doesn't like it
He can keep his daughter home
And this Johnny will go roving with another

If ever I am married, 'twill be in the month of May
When the leaves they are green, and the meadows they are gay
And me and my true love will sit and sport and play
On the lovely, sweet banks of the roses.

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from Foggy Morning, released October 24, 2016
Vocals: Phil Hartline, Caroll Hartline, Linda Sartain, Bethany Sartain, Hannah Downs
Mandolin: Phil Hartline
Fiddle: Hannah Downs
Whistles: Linda Sartain
12-string guitar: Bill Cantrell
Percussion: Caroll Hartline

Recorded by Dennis Moore
Mixed by Linda Sartain
Mastered by Dennis Moore

Traditional Irish folk song
This arrangement © 2016 A Shamrock In Kudzu

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