Bougainvillea's bloom and wind 
Be careful mind the strangle vines 
The rose is a climbing over blind 
'Cause the sun is on the other side 
The bees will find their honey 
The sweetest every time 
Around a Red Rose 
I see a red rose, a red rose 
Blooming on another man's vine 
Golden Willie's gone to war 
He left his young wife on the shore 
Will she be steadfast everyday? 
While Golden Willie is far away 
Along the way her letters end 
She never reads what Willie sends 

Now I see a red rose 
I smell a red rose red rose 
Blooming on another man's vine