Well, they're strollin'
In the gloamin'
When the roses
Are in bloom
A soldier
And his sweetheart
Brave and true
And their hearts
Are filled with sorrow
For their thoughts
Are of tomorrow
As she pins a rose
Upon his coat of blue
Do not ask me, love, to linger
When you know not what to say
For duty calls
Your sweetheart's name again
And your heart need not be sighing
That I'll be
Among the dying
I'll be with you
When the roses
Bloom again
When the roses bloom again
And the sun
Is on the river
The Mockingbird
Will sing it's sweet refrain
And in the days of Auld Lang Syne
I'll be with you
Sweetheart mine
Oh, I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
With the rattle of the battle
Came a whisper soft and low
"Our soldier, he is fallen in the fray."
"I am dying, I am dying
"And I know I've got to go
"But I wanna tell you before I pass away."
"There's a far and distant river
"Where the roses are in bloom
"And 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 you when the roses bloom again."
When the roses bloom again
And the sun is on the river
The Mockingbird will sing it's sweet refrain
And in the days of Auld Lang Syne
I'll be with you, sweetheart mine
Oh, I'll be with you when the roses bloom again