Lyrics:
Sweet violets,
Sweeter than all the roses;
Ladened with fragrance,
Sparkling with the dew,
Sweet violets,
From mossy dell and rivulet,
Zillah, darling one,
I plucked them, my darling, for you.
chorus:
Oh, Zillah, stay,
Go not away,
Violets are blooming,
Love for you {alone} {today}; Oh!
Oh! sweet violets, sweeter than all the roses,
Zillah, darling one,
I plucked them and bro't them to you. yodelling:
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Sweet violets,
Resting in beauty’s bower,
Crouched all unnoticed,
I did pluck that flower;
Sweet violets,
Still looking up to heaven;
Zillah, darling one,
I plucked them, my darling, for you.
Oh, Zillah, stay,
Go not away,
Violets are blooming,
Love for you today: Oh!
