C
There are flowers that are rich there are flowers that are rare
F
C
On the banks where the bright water flows
F
But the sweetest of all nature’s flowers to bloom
C
G7
C
Was my darling the Blue River Rose
G7
C
Her eyes were the petals that glisten so bright
G7
Her smile was the sunshine so fair
C
F
And the heart of my beautiful Rose was as true
C
G7
C
As her tears like the dew sprinkled there
F
C
At the altar each promise we quote
F
But old fate played its part and soon broke the heart
C
G7
C
Of my darling my Blue River Rose
G7
C
Her father objected said think of our pride
G7
We would never outlive such a crime
C
F
There are plenty of men who are wealthy and then
C
G7
C
Would be up in the world such as I
F
C
A vacation they told her ‘twould be
F
When the leaves start to fall it is then we will call
C
G7
C
And you may return o’er the sea
G7
C
A year had passed on then the postman one morn
G7
Brought a letter to me and it read
C
F
The rose that once bloomed in your garden of love
C
G7
C
Has all withered your darling is dead
F
C
How I’ll face every care heaven knows
F
But each night by light stream I’ll still meet her in dreams
C
G7
C
My darling my Blue River Rose
C
G7
F
