The Banks Of The Roses chords by David Hammond

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Verse 1
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On the banks of the roses,
love, and I sat down
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I pulled out my charm flute
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to play my love a tune
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In the middle of the tune
she sighed and she cried
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Ah Johnny, ah lovely Johnny,
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do not leave me
For when I was a young girl
I heard my mammy say
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She'd rather see me buried
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and lying in the clay,
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Rather than be married to any runaway,
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On the lovely bonnie
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banks of the Roses.
Well, then, my young runaway,
and I will have you know,
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I can take my bottle or leave it alone,
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If your daddy doesn't like me,
he can take his daughter home,
And young Johnny will go
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roving with another.
And if ever I get married,
it'll be in the month of May
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When flowers are all bloomin'
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and meadows are all gay
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And me and my true love
will sit and sport and play
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On the lovely bonnie banks
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of the Roses
On the banks of the Roses,
me love, and I sat down
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I pulled out me charom flute
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to play me love a tune
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In the middle of the tune,
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she sighed and she cried,
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Our Johnny, our lovely Johnny,
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do not leave me.