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I FELL ASLEEP DOWN BY A STREAM

AND THERE I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM

AND DOWN BY BRENNAN'S GLEN THERE GROWS

A BRIAR AND A ROSE

THERE'S A TREE IN THE FOREST

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE

I BUILT A NEST OUT OF YOUR HAIR

AND CLIMBING UP INTO THE AIR

THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE

WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN

BUT I WAS BORN IN BRENNON'S GLEN

AND NEAR THE END OF SPRING THERE GROWS

A BRIAR AND A ROSE

I PICKED THE ROSE ONE EARLY MORN

I PRICKED MY FINGER ON A THORN

THEY'VE GROWN SO CLOSE IT'S WINDING WOVE

THE BRIAR 'ROUND THE ROSE

I TRIED TO TEAR THEM BOTH APART

I FELT A BULLET IN MY HEART

AND ALL DRESSED UP IN SPRINGS NEW CLOTHES

THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE

AND WHEN I'M BURRIED AND IN MY GRAVE

TELL ME SO I MAY KNOW

YOUR TEARS MAY FALL TO MAKE LOVE GROW

THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE