Lilies and Blood Roses

My love lives on the far bank of this deep bed river,
Oh, bring lilies and blood roses,
And she calls to me when the moon comes close to setting,
Oh, bring blood roses for my bed.

I met her in the deep wood, when Winter's frost was waning,
Oh, bring lilies and blood roses,
She took me to her father, but he didn't like my kind,
Oh, bring blood roses for my bed.

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But I would risk the river, for a night within her arms,
There can be no better place to lay my head,
And I would risk her father's rage and take her from his house,
And I would bring blood roses for her bed.

Her father is the toll-man on the bridge across the river,
Oh, bring lilies and blood roses,
And he has said that never more will I be allowed to cross,
Oh, bring blood roses for my bed.

If I was a hart I could leap across this river,
Oh, bring lilies and blood roses,
If I was a raven, I could fly into her arms
Oh, bring blood roses for my bed.

The water ran low this morning in this deep bed river,
Oh, bring lilies and blood roses,
And my love took a breath and plunged into the flow,
Oh, bring blood roses for my bed

I leapt into the water, and felt the cold embrace me,
Oh, bring lilies and blood roses,
It took too long to reach her, the current pulled her under,
Oh, bring blood roses for my bed.

My love lies on the bank of this deep bed river,
Oh, bring lilies and blood roses,
But now her lips are pale and her cheeks have lost their bloom,
Oh, bring blood roses for my bed.

We've spent so long divided by this deep bed river,
Oh, bring lilies and blood roses,
But my love showed the way, that we can be together,
Oh, bring blood roses for my bed.

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