verse 1:

A youth one day in a garden fair

A rose found withered and dying,

And all for love, ah! love in vain

This rose was sadly sighing.:



chorus:

Heart of my heart, I love you,

Life would be naught without you;

Light of my life, my darling,

I love you, I love you.

I can forget you never,

From you I ne'er can sever.

Say you'll be mine for ever,

I love you.



verse 2:

Oh, sweet wild rose of a summer day,

Thy love has all been in vain;

Loved by a maid, then cast away,

I echo thy refrain.



chorus:

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Words by "Alice"

Music by Andrew Mack

First copyright in 1899, now in public domain