Lyrics

Blue bells and roses grow between the pickets
And color up this little plot of land
In this lovely garden beneath the Weeping Willow
My true love knelt and asked me for my hand
He told me war was breaking out and he would have to fight
But promised he’d come back to me somehow
And said let this ring remind you of this perfect moment
In this Paradise where we’re standing now

I told him I would wait beside this garden gate forever
Where the flowers send their fragrance on the wind
And if it takes a thousand years, I know we’ll be together
So I wait beside this garden gate for him
Right beside this garden gate for him

INSTRUMENTAL

It’s been four long years now without a single letter
But I’m still standing here with every dawn
I pluck a velvet blossom, hold it to my bosom
Let the dream of him keep me hanging on
Something in my heart says he’s never coming back
Still I’m faithful to the mem’ry of our love
So I wait where I last saw him, my eyes on the horizon
Knowing there’s a paradise for us

I told him I would wait beside this garden gate forever
Where the flowers send their fragrance on the wind
And if it takes a thousand years, I know we’ll be together
So I wait beside this garden gate for him
Right beside this garden gate for him