G 
In the rattle of the battle came a whisper soft and low 

                                         D7 
From a soldier who'd been wounded in the fray 

     G                         C 
I am dying Captain dying and I pray before I go 

         D7                           G 
You will give your promise ere I pass away 


       C                           G 
Do not ask me dear to linger for I know not what to say 

                                          D7 
When duty calls your sweetheart's name in vain 

            G                               C 
I hope your heart will not be crying if I'm not among the dying 

        D7                            G 
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again 


             C                            G 
Yes when the roses bloom again beside the river 

                                         D7 
And the robin redbreast sings it's sweet refrain  

      G                             C 
As in days of Old Lang Syne I'll be with you sweetheart mine 

        D7                            G 
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again 


       C                           G 
Do not ask me dear to linger for I know not what to say 

                                          D7 
When duty calls your sweetheart's name in vain 

            G                               C 
I hope your heart will not be crying if I'm not among the dying 

        D7                            G 
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again 


             C                            G 
Yes when the roses bloom again beside the river 

                                         D7 
And the robin redbreast sings it's sweet refrain  

      G                             C 
As in days of Old Lang Syne I'll be with you sweetheart mine 

        D7                            G 
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again