Where the Wild Roses Grow

Write in the missing vowels of the Chorus.

Thy  cll  m  Th  Wld  Rs
Bt  my  nm  ws  Elisa  Dy
Why  thy  cll  m  t    d  nt  knw
Fr  my  nm  ws  ls  Dy 

Write in the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets.

From the first day I  (see) her I  (know) she  (be) the one
She  (stare) in my eyes and  (smile)
For her lips  (be) the colour of the roses
That  (grow) down the river, all bloody and wild

When he  (knock) on my door and  (enter) the room
My trembling  (subside) in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He  (wipe) at the tears that  (run) down my face

[Chorus]

Choose the words that you can hear.

On the second day I boughtbrought her a flower
She was mostmooremore  beautiful than any womanwomen I'd seen
I stayedsayedsaid, "Do you know where the wild roses  growgrowngrew
So sweet and scarlet and free?"

On the second day he comecamebecame with a single red rose
He said: "Will you givegavegived  me your loss and your sorrow"
I noddednodednod my head, as I lielaylaid on the bed
 "If I show you the roses, will you follow?"

[Chorus]

Write in the missing words. The images may help.

On the third day he took me to the  
He showed me the   and we  
And the last thing I   was a muttered word
As he   above me with a   in his fist

On the last day I   her where the wild roses grow
And she   on the bank, the   light as a thief
And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must  "
And I leant down and   a rose between her  

[Chorus]