They were strolling thru the gloom, while the roses in bloom
A soldier and his sweetheart fond and true
And their hearts were filled with sorrow for their thoughts of tomorrow
And she pinned a rose upon his coat of blue
When the roses bloom again beside the river
And the robin redbreast sings his sweet refrain
In the days of Auld Lang Syne, I'll be with you sweetheart mine
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
Do not ask my love to linger, for you know not where to stay
For duty calls me to a foreign place
And your heart need not be singing, for I'm murmurin' 'mong the dyin'
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
* Refrain
Midst the rattle of the battle, came a murmur soft and low
O, Captain, come and heat my dyin' plea
Take me to that distant river where the roses bloom forever
And a maden is awaitn' there for me
* Refrain