[1st verse:] In a garden fair a lily rare Was loved by a blushing rose They knew no woe he loved her so With love that a flower knows Until one day from o'er the way A hand plucked the lily fair The rose sighed and sighed 'Til one day it died Nobody seemed to care [Refrain:] Just like the rose dear I loved you Like the lily they stole you away Just like the rose I adored you Worshiped you night and day Tonight all alone I am sighing Sighing for sweet repose Just like the rose, my love's dying Dying just like the rose [2nd verse:] In a garden fair I wandered there Sweet memories of the past Came back to me so tenderly Would if they could only last The rose that sighed, and long since died Seemed fresh from the morning dew Then close to my breast The sweet flow'r I pressed And cried alas for you
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