RED roses bright, pink roses and white br That bud and blossom and fall; br The very sight of my heart's delight br Is more than worth them all! br Is worth far more than the whole sweet store br That ever a garden grew-- br She plucked the best to die at her breast, br But it laughed and it bloomed anew! br br br The red rose lay at her lips to-day, br And flushed with the joy thereof; br She said a word that the white rose heard, br And the white rose paled with love.