(Ruth Franks)

I met my darlin' in the springtime

When all the flowers were in bloom

And like the flowers our love blossomed

We married in the month of June



Our love was like a burning ember

It warmed us as a golden glow

We had sunshine in December

And threw our roses in the snow



Now God has taken my darlin'

And left me with a memory

A memory I will always cherish

Are these last words he said to me



Our love was like a burning ember

It warmed us as a golden glow

We had sunshine in December

And threw our roses in the snow



My darlin's buried on the hillside

Where all the wild spring flowers grow

And when winter snows start fallin'

On his grave I'll place a rose



Our love was like a burning ember

It warmed us as cold winds blow

We had sunshine in December

And threw our roses in the snow