Roses are red

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Roses are red my love,   violet are blue,    sugar is sweet my love, but not as sweet as you.
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A long long time ago,    on graduation day,
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You handed me your book,  I signed this way

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Roses are red my love,   violet are blue,     sugar is sweet my love, but not as sweet as you.
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We dated through high school,   and when the big day came
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I wrote into your book     next to my name;

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Roses are red my love,  violet are blue,    sugar is sweet love ,  but not as sweet as you
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Then I ran far away,   and you find someone new,
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I read your letter dear   and I wrote back to you

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Roses are red my love,  Violets are blue,   sugar is sweet my love,  good luck may god bless you.
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Is that your little girl?    she looks a lot like you,
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someday some boy will write     in her book too ...     

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Roses are red my love,  violet are blue,  sugar is sweet my love, but not as sweet as you.