Red Rosey Bush

A . Bm7 . C#m7 . Bm7 .

  A         Bm7   C#m7  Bm7      A  Bm7  C#m7  Bm7
I wish I was    a red   rosey bush
D      E7           A    Bm7  C#m7 Bm7
By the banks of the sea
     D     E7      A         Bm7
 And every time my true love passed
      C#m7   Bm7       A   Bm7  C#m7  Bm7
She'd take a rose from me

I wish I had a little white box *)
I put her in
and I'd take her out, and kiss her, then
I'd put her back again

I wish I was in some dark hollow
Where the sun don't ever shine
for If my true love belongs to another
I know she'd never be mine.

I wish I was a red rosey bush
By the banks of the sea
And every time my true love passed
She'd pick a rose from me

*) At least that’s what I hear. Another version of the text has:

I wish I had a golden box
To keep my true love in
I'd take her out, and I'd kiss her twice
Then I'd put her back again