She was his only rose
among the sunshine flowers,
Till the day she passed away.
And when he kissed her
in her dying hour,
This is what he heard her say,
Flowers die, my love, but not forever
We shall meet again, I know
And I'll come back to you
in autumn weather
Wash the roses in the snow
By her grave, just like a weeping willow,
Every Sunday he'd be there.
And every night upon a dreamless pillow,
God would hear his silent prayer.
Flowers die, love, but not forever
We shall meet again, I know
And you'll come back to me
in autumn weather
And I'll see roses in the snow
Many years he waited for
each au tumn
While his hair was turning grey
And he'd remember
when the snow was falling
These few words from yesterday
Flowers die, love, but not forever
We shall meet again, I know
And I'll come back to you
in autumn weather
Watch for roses in the snow
They say he died beside
the open window
While the snow was falling down
A little girl outside was dropping roses
One by one upon the ground
Flowers die, love, but not forever
We shall meet again, I know
And she came back for him
in autumn weather
And he saw roses in the snow
She came back for him in autumn weather,
And he saw roses in the snow.