When The Roses Bloom Again

They were strolling in the gloaming
 Where the roses were in bloom
 A soldier and his sweetheart brave and true
 And their hearts were filled with sorrow
 For their thoughts were of tomorrow
 As she pinned a rose upon his coat of blue
 Do not ask me, love, to linger
 For you know not what to say
 For duty calls your sweetheart's name again
 And your heart need not be sighing
 If I be among the dying
 I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
 When the roses bloom again beside the river
 The mockingbird has sung his sweet refrain
 In the days of Auld Lang Syne
 I'll be with you, sweetheart mine
 I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
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 With the rattle of the battle, came a whisper soft and low
 A soldier who had fallen in the fray
 I am dying, I am dying, and I know I have to go
 But I wanna tell you before I pass away
 There's a far and distant river where the roses are in bloom
 A sweetheart who is waiting there for me
 And it's there I pray you take me
 I've been faithful, don't forsake me
 I'll be with her when the roses bloom again