The Briar And The Rose

I fell asleep down by the stream
 And there I had the strangest dream
 And down by Brennan's Glenn there grows
 A briar and a rose
 There's a tree in the forest
 But I don't know where
 I built a nest out of your hair
 And climbing up into the air
 A briar and a rose
 I don't know how long it has been
 But I was born in Brennan's Glenn
 And near the end of spring there grows
 A briar and a rose
 Picked the rose one early morn'
 I pricked my finger on a thorn
 It had grown so high
 It's winding wove the briar around the rose
 I tried to tear them both apart
 I felt a bullet in my heart
 And all dressed up in springs and clothes
 The briar and the rose
 And when I'm buried in my grave
 Tell me so I will know
 Your tears will fall
 To make love grow
 The briar and the rose