The rose of tralee lyrics

Artist  : John mcdermott 
Song : The rose of tralee
 
The pale moon was rising above the green
mountain,
The sun was declining beneath the blue sea;
When I strayed with my love to the pure crystal
fountain,
That stands in the beautiful vale of tralee.
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the
summer,
Yet ’twas not her beauty alone that won me;
Oh no, ’twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,
That made me love mary, the rose of tralee.


The cool shades of evening their mantle were
spreading
And mary all smiling sat listening to me;
The moon through the valley her pale rays were
shining
When I won the heart of the rose of tralee.
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the
summer,
Yet ’twas not her beauty alone that won me;
Oh no, ’twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,
That made me love mary, the rose of tralee.


On the far fields of india, mid war’s bloody
thunder,
Her voice was a solace and comfort to me,
But the cold hand of death has now torn us
asunder
I’m lonely tonight for my rose of tralee.
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the
summer,
Yet ’twas not her beauty alone that won me;
Oh no, ’twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,
That made me love mary, the rose of tralee.