My Wild Irish Rose

DESCRIPTION: "If you listen I'll sing you a sweet little song Of a flower that's now drooped and dead Yet dearer to me, yes, than all of its mates" because it came from his beloved, his "wild Irish rose." He hopes he will win her someday
AUTHOR: Words: Chauncey Olcott
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Jolly-Miller-Songster-5thEd)
KEYWORDS: love courting flowers
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Jolly-Miller-Songster-5thEd, #96, "My Wild Irish Rose" (1 text)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 188, "My Wild Irish Rose" (notes only)
Fuld-BookOfWorldFamousMusic, p. 385, "My Wild Irish Rose"
Roud #5256
SAME TUNE:
My Wild Irish Nose (Pankake/Pankake-PrairieHomeCompanionFolkSongBook, p. 112; Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 188, 250)
NOTES [14 words]: For background on Chauncey Olcott, see the notes to "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." - RBW
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