They stood on the beach one evening
Out in the moonlight so fair
Was a boy in the prime of manhood
And a girl of beauty rare
Oh I never thought that you loved me
An innocent look of surprise
Came out from beneath her lashes
And into her deep brown eyes
Oh sir I was only flirting
Only a playing a part
Just another boy’s life ruined
Just another broken heart
Sir, I’m to be married this winter
Farewell as she gave me her hand
And throwing a robe around her
She left me alone on the sand
Now he goes where the crowd all passes
Always so bitter and cold
Just another boy’s life ruined
Just another boy grown old
There’s a rose grows in your garden
White roses the emblem of peace
And when I am dead, little darlin’
Plant that rose at my head and my feet