Rose Of England



Hear My Voice And Listen Well, And A Story I Will Tell,

How Duty Brought A Broken Heart, And Why A Love So Strong

Must Fall Apart;



She Was Lovely, She Was Fine, Daughter Of A Royal Line,

He, No Equal, But For Them It Mattered Little For They Were In Love;



Rose Of England, Sweet And Fair, Shining With The Sun,

Rose Of England, Have A Care, For Where The Thorn Is,

There The Blood Will Run;



Oh My Heart, Oh My Heart;



Through The Summer Days And Nights, Stolen Kisses And Delights

Would Thrill Their Hearts And Fill Their Dreams With All Emotions

That True Love Can Bring;



But Black Of Mourning Came One Day, When Her Sister Passed Away,

And Many Said On Bended Knee, She Has Gone, And You Must Be Our Queen;



Rose Of England, Sweet And Fair, Shining With The Sun,

Rose Of England, Have A Care, For Where The Thorn Is,

There The Blood Will Run;



Oh My Heart, Oh My Heart;



To The Abbey She Did Ride, With Her Lover By Her Side,

When They Heard The Church Bells Ring, She Was Queen

And One Day, He'd Be King;



But Men Of Malice, Men Of Hate, Protesting To Her Chambers Came,

"A Foreign Prince Will Have Your Hand, For He'll Bring Peace

And Riches To Our Land";

She Said "Do You Tell Me That I Cannot Wed The One I Love?

Do You Tell Me That I Am Not Mistress Of My Heart?"



And So With Heavy Weight Of Life She Kissed Her Lover One Last Time,

"This Land I Wed, And No Man Comes, For If I Cannot Have You, I'll Have None";



Rose Of England, Sweet And Fair, Shining With The Sun,

Rose Of England Have A Care, For Where The Thorn Is,

There The Blood Will Run;



Oh My Heart, Oh My Heart.