Emma Rose

[Verse 1]
When Emma Rose was ten years old
Her father passed away
She cried to think he'd never see her
On her wedding day

[Verse 2]
And then her mother sickened
And left her on her own
Saying "Emma Rose, it grieves me
To leave you so alone"

[Chorus]
How long, how long
Will it be till you're returning?
How long, how long
Must I keep the candles burning?

[Verse 3]
When Emma Rose was sixteen years
She was courted and wed
By Danny Jay, the neighbor boy
"A fine young man," they said

[Verse 4]
And in the flowering of their love
Emma had a son
And Danny left one morning
Before the rising of the sun

[Chorus]
How long, how long
Will it be till you're returning?
How long, how long
Must I keep the candles burning?

[Verse 5]
The years went by, and Emma Rose
Grew bitter in her grief
Of all the men that came and went
None gave her any peace

[Verse 6]
And even age could not erase
The beauty in her face
But Emma Rose had eyes for one
Who left without a trace

[Chorus]
Tell me, how long, how long
Will it be till you're returning?
How long, how long
Must I keep the candles burning?

[Verse 7]
Emma lives alone now
The child is grown and gone
Some say they see her now and then
On the days she goes to town

[Verse 8]
And if you're travelin' north
There's a mailbox on the road
And all it says is "Emma Rose"
In letters faint and old

[Chorus]
How long, how long
Will it be till you're returning?
How long, how long
Must I keep the candles burning?

Wissenswertes über das Lied Emma Rose von Kate Wolf

Wann wurde das Lied “Emma Rose” von Kate Wolf veröffentlicht?
Das Lied Emma Rose wurde im Jahr 1976, auf dem Album “Back Roads” veröffentlicht.

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