BLOOD-RED ROSES

picture of Norris Dale

Norris Dale
Portland, Maine

picture of Brett Burnham

Brett Burnham
formerly of
Bath, Maine
(now living in Guam)

Me bonnie bunch o' roses-o!,
Refrain:  Go down, ye blood-red roses, go down!
It's time for us to roll an' go,
Refrain:  Go down, ye blood-red roses, go down!

Chorus:
Oh, ye pinks an' posies,
Go down, ye blood-red roses, go down!

We're bound away to Iquique Bay...
We're bound away at break of day...

'Tis growl ye may but go ye must...
Ye growl too hard, yer head they'll bust...

Oh, rock an' shake 'er is the cry...
The bleedin' topm'st sheave is dry...

Now, one more pull an' that'll do...
'Cause we're the lads to kick 'er through...

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