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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