Bougainvillea's bloom and wind Be careful mind the strangle vines The roses climbing through the blind Cause the sun is on the other side The bees will find their honey The sweetest everytime Around a red rose I see a red rose Red rose blooming on another man's vine Golden Willies gone to war He left his young wife on the shore Will she be steadfast everyday? While Golden Willie is far away Along the way her letters end She never reads what Willie sends I see a red rose I smell a red rose A red rose blooming on another man's vine