Red Is The Rose
John Whelan
Red is the rose in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyd
But my love is fairer than any
Come over the hills my handsome my Irish land
Come over the hills to your darling
You choose the rose love and I ll make the vow
And I ll be your true love forever
Was down by Killarney green woods that I did strayed
The moon and the stars they were shining
The moon shone its rays on his locks of golden ways
And he swore he d be my love forever
Red is the rose in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyd
But my love is fairer than any
Music
It was not for the party with my sister Kate
It was not for the grief of my mother
It s all for the loss of my handsome my Irish land
That my heart is broken forever
Red is the rose in yonder ga