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I met my darling in the springtime 
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When all the flowers were in bloom 
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and like the flowers our love blossomed 
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We married in the month of June 
    C5
Our love was like a burning ember 

It warmed us as a golden glow 
   G5
We had sunshine in December 
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And threw our roses in the snow  
 
Now God has taken my darling 
And left me with a memory 
A memory I will always cherish 
Are these last words he said to me 
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My darling's buried on the hillside 
Where all the wild spring flowers grow 
And when winter snows start falling  
On his grave I'll place a rose 
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