The Wild White Rose

X:1
T:The Wild White Rose
B:Singing Together, Summer 1976, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:3/8     %Meter
L:1/16     %
K:G
B,2 |E4 F2 |G4 B2 |A4 G2 | (F2E2)D2 |E6 |G6 |F2A2F2 | E4
w:"To-day I left the town be-hind_ To wan-der green coun-try lane,
 B,2 |E4 F2 |G4 B2 |A4 G2 | (F2E2)D2 |E6 |G6 |F2A2G2 | E4
w:And now I'll take this wild white rose,_ Of sum-mer back on the train."
B2 |B4 ^c2 |(d2^c2)d2 |B4 ^c2 | d2^c2 d2 |d2^c2d2 |e4 e2 |d2^c2d2 | B4
w:"Now stay your hand_ you gip-sy towns-man,  Who wan-ders the lane for all of a day,
 B2 |e4 B2 |(B2A2)G2 |A4 G2 | F2E2D2 |E6 |B6 |F2A2G2 | E4 |]
w:The wild white rose_ is the sum-mer's glor-y, Why pray, take me a-way?"
W:"Today I left the town behind
W:To wander green country lane,
W:And now I'll take this wild white rose,
W:Of summer back on the train."
W:"Now stay your hand you gipsy townsman,
W:Who wanders the lane for all of a day,
W:The wild white rose is the summer's glory,
W:Why pray, take me away?"
W:
W:"But who should care if one wild rose
W:Should fade from summer-blue sky?
W:And who will know I leave you to grow,
W:My careless pleasure deny?"
W:"The bee that hums the brambled hedgerow,
W:The badger that haunts the fields of the night,
W:The bird that sings of summer treasure,
W:These your gifts will delight."
W:
W:"And who will thank my kindly deed
W:In sparing wild summer rose?
W:No voice of praise will favour me
W:But the grateful croaking of crows."
W:"The wind that sings of pardoned flowers
W:Will thankfully praise the deed you have done,
W:And voices sweet her tale repeat
W:In dawn-long bright as the sun."
W:
W:"And should I turn my hand away,
W:The hedgerow leaving unflawed,
W:And should I spare one wild white rose,
W:What then shall be my reward?"
W:"When next you leave the town behind you,
W:In green country lane to take your delight,
W:The summer day will grace your way
W:With wild rose blossoming bright."

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