Blood Red Roses

[Verse] Go down, you blood-red roses, go down And it's mighty draughty around Cape Horn Go down, you blood-red roses, go down Oh, you pinks and posies [Chorus] Oh, it's one more pull and that will do For we're the bullies to kick her through [Verse 2] Go down, you blood-red roses, go down It's 'round Cape Horn we've got to go Chasing whales through ice and snow Oh, my old mother, she wrote to me My darling son, come home from sea [Verse 1]: In the twilight's fading glow, Where the ocean's whispers flow, A mother stands by the shore, Her heart heavy, forevermore. [Chorus:] Go down, you blood-red roses, go down, With my son, beneath the waves, he drowned. Oh, the sea, it took him away, Leaving me with memories to sway. [Verse 2] On a ship, he sailed so brave, In his eyes, dreams did pave, But the storm, it came unkind, Now he's lost, and I'm left behind. [Chorus]: Go down, you blood-red roses, go down, With my son, beneath the waves, he drowned. Oh, the sea, it took him away, Leaving me with memories to sway. [Bridge]: Each crashing wave, a painful cry, Every star, a tear in the sky, For my son, lost to the sea, His absence, an eternity. [Chorus]: Go down, you blood-red roses, go down, With my son, beneath the waves, he drowned. Oh, the sea, it took him away, Leaving me with memories to sway. [Outro]: In the twilight's fading glow, Where the ocean's whispers flow, A mother stands by the shore, Her heart heavy, forevermore. [Bridge]: Each crashing wave, a painful cry, Every star, a tear in the sky, For my son, lost to the sea, His absence, an eternity. [Chorus:] Go down, you blood-red roses, go down, Go down, you blood-red roses, go down, With my son, beneath the waves, he drowned. Oh, the sea, it took him away, Leaving me with memories to sway. Go down, you blood-red roses, go down, Go down, Go down, [Outro]: In the twilight's fading glow, Where the ocean's whispers flow, A mother stands by the shore, Her heart heavy, forevermore.