Banks of the Roses[C] - Nathan Carter
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[Verse 1]
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When I was a young lad I heard me
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father say,
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That he'd rather see me dead,and
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buried in the clay,
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Sooner than be married to any run
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away,
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By the lovely sweet banks of the
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roses.
[Chorus]
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On the banks of the roses my love
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and I sat down.
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And I took out my fiddle for to play
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my love a tune,
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In the middle of the tune, me boy,
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she smiled and she said,
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Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny don't you
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leave me.
[Verse 2]
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Well now I am no run away and soon
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I'll have you know,
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That I can take the bottle, or I can
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leave it alone,
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And if her daddy doesn't like it, he
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can keep his daughter home,
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And young Johnny will go roving with
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another.
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
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When I am married, 'twill be in the
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month of May,
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When the leaves they are green, and
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the meadows they are gay,
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And me and my true love will sit and
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sport and play.
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By the lovely sweet banks of the
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roses.
[Chorus]
C G
On the banks of the roses my love
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and I sat down.
F C G
And I took out my fiddle for to play
C
my love a tune,
F C
In the middle of the tune, me boy,
G Am
she smiled and she said,
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Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny don't you
G C
leave me.
[Outro]
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Oh Johnny, lovely Johnny don't you
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leave me.