(Will D. Cobb / Gus Edwards)

They were strolling in the gloaming
When the roses were in in bloom
A soldier and his sweetheart, brave and true
And their hearts were filled with sorrow
As their thoughts were of tomorrow
And 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'll be among the dying
I'll be with you
When the roses bloom again

When the roses bloom again
Beside the river
And 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

With the rattle of the battle
Came a whisper soft and low
Of 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'll take me,
I'll be faithful don't forsake me
I'll be with her
When the roses bloom again

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