When The Roses Bloom Again A.P. Carter Woody Guthrie Wilco Laura Cantrell Cover w/ Harmonica

(c)1901 Words & Music by Will D. Cobb & Gus Edwards, later copyrighted by A.P. Carter, arranged by Jeff Tweedy & Wilco.
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Well, they´re strollin´ in the gloamin´ when the roses are in bloom
A soldier and his sweetheart, brave and true
And their hearts are filled with sorrow, for their thoughts are of tomorrow
As she pins a rose upon his coat of blue

Do not ask me, love, to linger, when you know not what to say
For duty calls your sweetheart´s name again
And your heart need not be sighing, that I´ll be among the dying
I´ll be with you when the roses bloom again.

When the roses bloom again and the sun is on the river
The mockingbird will sing it´s sweet refrain
And in the days of Auld Lang Syne, I´ll be with you, sweetheart mine
Oh, I´ll be with you when the roses bloom again.. [harmonica break]

With the rattle of the battle came a whisper soft and low
Our soldier, he is fallen in the fray
I am dying, I am dying and I know I´ve got to go
But I wanna tell you before I pass away

There´s a far and distant river where the roses are in bloom
And a sweetheart who is waiting there for me
And it´s there I pray you´ll take me. I´ll be faithful, don´t forsake me
I´ll be with you when the roses bloom again.

When the roses bloom again and the sun is on the river
The mockingbird will sing its sweet refrain
And in the days of Auld Lang Syne, I´ll be with you, sweetheart mine
Oh, I´ll be with you when the roses bloom again
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Harmonica key of Bb, with some pics of Nancy´s rose garden
Thanks, Nancy for the SHARE..
Here's Laura to tell it: I first heard this song sung by Sally Timms (of the Mekons) on her album Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments. She played it live on a visit to the Radio Thrift Shop and I sat rapt, forgetting that I was supposed to be running the show while she sang. Sally explained that Billy Bragg and Wilco discovered the lyric in the Woody Guthrie archives and Jeff Tweedy had written a beautiful melody for it. They subsequently realized that the lyric was probably a traditional song copyrighted by A.P. Carter of the Carter Family, and couldn't include it in the Mermaid Avenue project for which it was recorded (the Wilco version finally surfaced on the Chelsea Walls soundtrack). I learned the song to sing on a tour of the UK and recorded a solo version for my first Peel Session. I love the idea that an old song passes through so many hands and becomes new again.

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[nllleonard]

Me too...

[MrTambourineMan1960]

@nllleonard ;)

[DJDrugless]

What a very beautiful rendition! Wiping the tears from my eyes...

[gapalafox]

beautiful!

[Ingobingo10]

Sehr Gut gespielt Wirklich Toll. Was spielst du für eine Gitarre.

Na ja ich habe dich mal Abonniert.

Gruß Ingo

[nllleonard]

Strolling in the gloaming....

[nllleonard]

Still blooming.

[nllleonard]

Thank you for the beautiful roses.

[babs4TLove]

Hey Mr. Tamborine Man! So glad you "sang a song" for me! I love your rendition of this great song! Excellent! Just visited your channel -love your selections and performances! thanks for subbing me - I have done the same! Hope you'll visit often! I look foward to your next song! All the best! Babs