In hopes that she might feel the feeling that I feel
I sent a red, red rose to my woman
In the first breath of spring, she gave her hand to me
And we pledged our vows to live as woman and man
The second rose I sent her my woman sat down and cried
I know our life left much to be desired
She said the thorns reminded her of the hard times that we'd had
And it's true we'd had some hard times, some just plain bad
Oh, the third red rose I sent her when she gave birth to my son
A brighter world I thought was sure to come
But the pain now dims the light and I just can't bear the strife
For to give me a son she also gave her life
So, the fourth red rose I lay beside my woman
We promise her my everlasting love
In hopes that someday we may meet somewhere up above
I'll cherish four red roses of our love
Yes I will cherish four red roses of our love