They stood on the beach one evening Out in the moonlight so fair Was a boy in the prime of manhood And a girl of beauty rare 
I never thought that you loved me An innocent look of surprise Came out from beneath her lashes And into her deep brown eyes 
Chorus Oh, sir, I was only flirtin’ Only a’ playin’ a part Just another boy’s life has been ruined Just another broken heart 
Sir, I’m to be married this winter Farewell as she gave me her hand And throwing a robe around her She left me alone on the sand 
Now he goes where the crowd all passes Always so bitter and cold Just another boy’s life has been ruined Just another boy grown old 
There’s a rose grows in your garden White roses the emblem of peace And when I am dead little darlin’ Plant that rose at my head and my feet 
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