Traditional
Sung As A Round
Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose
(alt: Rose, Rose, Rose, Red)
Will I ever see thee wed?
(alt: Will I never see thee wed? )
I will marry at thy will sire
At thy will.
Complementary rounds commonly used with Rose:
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Wedding bells on a white winters morn
(alt: bright April’s morn)
Carve your name in a moss covered stone
In a moss covered stone
Hey ho, nobody home,
Meat, nor drink, nor money have I none
Yet will I be married
(alt: Still I will be (very) Merry)
Up poor bird,
Take thy flight
Out into the darkness
Of this cold night
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