Godfrey Flax - Red Is the Rose Lyrics

Come over the hill, my bonny Irish lass
Come over the hill to your darling
You choose the road, love, and I'll make the vows
And I'll be your true love forever
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
And my heart is fairer than any
'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed
Where the moon and the stars they were shining
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
And she swore she'd be my love forever
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
And my heart is fairer than any
Tis' not for the parting that my sister pains
Tis' not for the grief of my mother
Tis' all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass
That my heart is aching forever
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
And my heart is fairer than any
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
And my heart is fairer than any