The Last Rose Of Summer

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[Verse 1]

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Tis the last rose of summer left blooming all alone
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All her lovely companions are faded and gone
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No flower of her kindred no rosebud is nigh
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To reflect back her blushes or give sigh for sigh


[Verse 2]

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I'll not leave thee thou lone one to pine on the stem
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Since the lovely are sleeping go sleep thou with them
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Thus kindly I scatter thy leaves o'er the bed
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Where thy mates of the garden lie scentless and dead


[Verse 3]

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So soon may I follow when friendships decay
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And from love's shining circle the gems drop away
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When true hearts lie withered and fond ones are flown
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Oh, who would inhabit this bleak world alone


[Outro]

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This bleak world alone