Emma Rose (2006 Remastered LP Version) - Kate Wolf
Emma Rose was ten years old her father passed away
She cried to think he'd never see her on her wedding day
And then her mother sickened and left her on her own
Saying Emma Rose it grieves me to leave you so alone
How long how long will it be 'til you're returning
How long how long must I keep the candles burning
When Emma Rose was sixteen years
She was courted and wed
By Danny Jay the neighbor boy a fine young man they said
And in the flowering of their love Emma had a son
Danny left one morning before the rising of the sun
How long how long will it be 'til you're returning
How long how long must I keep the candles burning
Years went by and Emma Rose grew bitter in her grief
All the men who came and went none gave her any peace
Even age could not erase the beauty in her face
But Emma Rose had eyes for one who left without a trace
Tell me how long how long will it be 'til you're returning
How long how long must I keep the candles burning
Emma lives alone now the child is grown and gone
Some say they see her now and then on the days she
Comes to town
If you're traveling North there's a mailbox on the road
And all it says is Emma Rose in letters faint and old
How long how long will it be 'til you're returning
How long how long must I keep the candles burning
