Traditional & Folk Songs with Chords
Banks Of The Roses
Banks Of The Roses - Lyrics & Chords
| G |
C |
G |
| By the banks of the roses my |
love and I sat |
down, |
|
C |
D7 |
| And I took up my violin to |
play my love a |
tune, |
|
G |
C |
D7 |
| In the |
middle of the tune, ah, she |
sighed and she |
cried, |
|
G |
C |
D7 |
G |
| " |
Oh-o, Johnny, |
lovely Johnny, would you |
leave |
me?" |
When I was a young man I heard my father say,
I'd rather see you dead and a-buried in the clay,
Sooner than to see you with any run-away,
By the lovely, sweet banks of the roses.
Well, then I am to run away and soon I'll let them know,
That I can take a good glass or leave it well alone,
And the man that does not like me,
he can keep his girl at home,
And young Johnny will go roamin' with another.
And if ever I get married, 'twill be the month of May,
When all the trees are budding
and the meadows bright and gay,
And me and my true love can run and sport and play,
By the lovely, sweet banks of the roses.
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