Ring of Roses

Hold your horses steady

Wait for me - I’m not ready

Just let me take my time

There’s a devil on my shoulder

Watches me growing older

Ring of ring of roses

Fill your pockets up with posies

All fall down

They all fall down

Strange the way that I’ve been feeling

Cut the cards - I’m not dealing them

I need a king this time

Bless the souls our saviour chose

Heaven or Hell, no-one knows

Ring of ring of roses

Fill your pockets up with posies

All fall down

They all fall down

Because it’s lights out, story’s over

Words are better left unspoken

All fall down, they all fall down

You don’t know what hides in the dark

He’s patiently waiting to start

As soon as you turn out the light

A thief takes your day and your night

Ring of ring of roses

Fill your pockets up with posies

All fall down

They all fall down

There’s someone here for you

He’s in the corner of your room

Oh well - I guess we lost track of time

So sleep now don’t make a sound

In the morning all fall down

We’re falling, falling

We’re falling down

Ring of ring of roses

Fill your pockets up with posies

All fall down

They all fall down