| Dm | Am | Em | A | |
| Bougain | villei's | bloom and | wine |
| Dm | Am | Em | A | |
| Be | careful | mind the | strangle | vine |
| Bm | F#m | C | A | |
| The | rose is | climbing | over the | blind |
| Bm | F#m | C | A | |
| 'cause the | sun is | on the | other | side |
| Dm | Am | Em | A | |
| The | bees will | find their | honey |
| Dm | Am | Em | A | |
| The | sweetest | every | time |
| Chorus sequence: |
| Dm | Bb7 | Dm | Bb7 | |
| Aro | und a red | rose, I s | ee a red | rose |
| Dm | Bb7 | A7 | Dm | Bb7 | Dm | Bb7 | |
| Red rose | bloomin' on a | nother man's | vine |
| Additional lyriics: |
| Golden Willy's gone to war |
| He left his young wife on the shore |
| Will she be steadfast everyday |
| While golden Willy's far away |
| Along the way her letters end |
| She never reads what Willy sends |
| I see a red rose, I smell a red rose |
| A red rose bloomin' on another man's vine |