ROSE OF MY HEART
(Wilf Carter)


Wilf 'Montana Close' Carter - 1936



Dreamin' of you beneath a bright prairie moon
The whispering valleys where the red roses bloom
The Moon high above seemed to say we must part
Little pal of my dreams, you're the rose of my heart

Rose of my heart, my sweet prarie rose
The bright purple sage seems to nod in repose
To hold you once more these words I'd unfold
Little rose of my heart, I'd have treasure untold

Silvery Moon, you were watching on high
And seemed not to care as we whispered goodbye
The whippoorwills called from the trees high above
Bring back broken dreams of the girl that I love

Rose of my heart, my sweet prarie rose
The bright purple sage seems to nod in repose
To hold you once more these words I'd unfold
Little rose of my heart, I'd have treasure untold

The set of the Sun bringing sorrows anew
There's a mist in my eye like a fair mornin' dew
I gaze at a rose that has burst into bloom
Oh, the rose of my heart beneath a bright prairie moon

Rose of my heart, my sweet prarie rose
The bright purple sage seems to nod in repose
To hold you once more these words I'd unfold
Little rose of my heart, I'd have treasure untold







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2011)