They Call Me The Wild RoseFrom the first day I saw her I knew she was the oneShe stared in my eyes and smiledFor her lips were the colours of the rosesThat grow down the river all bloody and wildAnd when he knocked on my door and answered the doorMy trembling subsided and his warm embraceHe would be my first man and with a careful handHe wiped off the tears that ran down my faceThey Call Me The Wild RoseBut my name was Eliza DayWell they call me that I do not knowFor my name was Eliza DayOn the second day I brought her a flowerShe's more beautiful than any woman I've seenAnd I said do you know where the wild roses growSo sweet and scarlet and freeOn the second day he came with a single red roseHe said give me your loss and your sorrowAnd I nodded my head as I lay on the bedIf I show you the roses will you followThey Call Me The Wild RoseBut my name was Eliza DayWell they call me that I do not knowFor my name was Eliza DayOn the third day he took her to the riverHe showed me the roses and we kissedAnd the last thing I heard was a murdered wordAs he knelt above me with a rock in his fistOn the last day I took her where the wild roses growShe lay on the bank the wind lied as a thiefAnd I kissed her goodbye said all beauty must dieThen I went down and planted a rose between her teethThey Call Me The Wild RoseBut my name was Eliza DayWell they call me that I do not knowFor my name was Eliza DayMy name was Eliza DayMy name was Eliza Day