James Henry
Poematia
I dearly love the red, red rose,
That's newly blown in June:
I dearly love the melody,
That's sweetly played in tune.
But twice as much I dearly love
The rose on Mary's cheek,
And twice as much I dearly love
To hear my Mary speak.
For like her voice no music fulls
My heart and soul with glee,
And like herself there's in the world
No red, red rose for me.