Only a Rosebud

DESCRIPTION: "Ofttimes I fancy at the close of the day That she is waiting for me far away. Still in my mem'ry her sweet face I see, Smiling as when she gave this rose to me. Only a rosebud that she wore in her hair... Sweet faded flower that she left in my care."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: love separation beauty flowers
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 112, "Only a Rosebud" (1 short text, 1 tune. N.B. The pagination in Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric is here confused; as it stands, it appears that the text on p. 288 goes with "Only a Rosebud" on p. 287, but in fact it is a continuation of "Welcome as the Flowers in May" on p. 289)
Roud #11397
File: Brne112

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