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He ^Gmcalled me the wild ^C5ro-^Gmose

But my ^A#name was Elisa ^DDay

Why he ^Gmcalled me that I do not ^C5kno-^Gmow

For my ^Gmname was ^F5Elisa ^GmDay





1)From the ^Gmfirst day I saw her I knew ^A#she was the one

She ^Cmstared in my eyes and ^Dsmiled

Her ^Gmlips were the colour of the ^A#roses

That ^Cmgrow down the river all ^Dbloody and wild





When he ^Gmknocked on my door and ^A#entered the room

My ^Cmtrembling subsided in ^Dhis sure embrace

He would ^Gmbe my first man and ^A#with a careful hand

He ^Cmwiped off the tears that run down^D my ^D7face



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2)On the second day I brought her a flower

She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen

I said "Do you know where the wild roses grow

so sweet and scarlet and free?"



On the second day he came with a single red rose

He said "Give me your lust and your sorrow"

I nodded my head as I lay on the bed

"If I show you the roses, will you follow?"



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3)On the third day he took me to the river

He showed me the roses and we kissed

And the last thing I heard was a martyr word

As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist



On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow

She lay on the bank going light as a thief

And I kissed her goodbye, said all beauty must die

And I leant down and planted a rose between her teeth





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