Wilco

When the Roses Bloom Again

They were strolling in the gloaming
Through the roses were in bloom,
A soldier and his sweetheart brave and true;
And their hearts were filled with sorrow
For their thoughts were of tomorrow,
As she pinned a rose upon his coat of blue.

Do not ask me, Love, to linger
For you know not what to say,
For Duty calls your Sweetheart’s name again;
And your heart need not be sighing
If I be among the dying;
I’ll be with you when the Roses bloom again.

When the Roses Bloom again beside the River,
And the mockingbird has sung his sweet refrain;
In the Days of Auld Lang Syne,
I’ll be with you Sweetheart mine,
I’ll be with you when the Roses bloom again.

With the rattle of the battle
Came a whisper soft and low,
A soldier who had fallen in the fray;
I am dying, I am dying, and I know I have to go,
But I want to tell you before I pass away:

There’s a far and distant river
When the Roses are in bloom
A sweetheart who is waiting there for me.
And it’s there I pray you take me
I’ve been faithful, don’t forsake me,
I’ll be with her when the Roses bloom again!

Words: Will D. Cobb (1901) | Music: Jeff Tweedy
Jay Bennett: keyboards
Billy Bragg: guitar
Ken Coomer: drums
Bob Egan: pedal steel guitar
Corey Harris: lap steel
John Stirratt: bass

 

Played Live On

12.19.2013
Los Angeles, CA - Largo at the Coronet
07.19.2013
Bridgeport, CT - Webster Bank Arena

Americanarama Festival of Music

07.12.2013
Chicago, IL - Toyota Park

Americanarama Festival of Music

03.09.2012
Bologna, IT - Estragon

Support: Scarlett O'Hanna

12.18.2011
Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
04.16.2011
Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
03.25.2011
Montréal, QC - L'Olympia de Montréal
03.30.2010
North Bethesda, MD - The Music Center at Strathmore

03.27.2010
Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center

02.23.2010
Hamilton, ON - Hamilton Place Theatre

02.20.2010
Madison, WI - Overture Hall

05.05.2008
Missoula, MT - Harry Adams Center, University of Montana

02.27.2008
Washington, DC - The 9:30 Club

02.15.2008
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre

11.06.2007
Brussels, Belgium - Le Cirque Royale
04.18.2007
Melbourne, Australia - Palais Theatre

03.17.2006
Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

03.16.2006
Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
04.26.2005
Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium

02.09.2005
Columbus, OH - Wexner Center - Ohio State University

11.17.2004
Santa Monica, CA - Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW
10.09.2004
Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
10.03.2004
Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre

09.22.2004
Nashville, TN - Uptown Mix
08.08.2004
Newport, RI - Fort Adams State Park
08.05.2004
Montreal, QC - St. Denis Theatre
07.13.2004
Glasgow, Scotland - Queen Margaret Union

06.30.2004
Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus

06.20.2004
Oslo, Norway - Norwegian Wood Festival

06.06.2004
Pittsburgh, PA - Three Rivers Arts Festival

05.19.2004
DeKalb, IL - Otto's
10.26.2003
Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Ampitheater

07.02.2003
Detroit, MI - Comerica Tastefest
06.26.2003
New York, NY - Central Park - Summerstage
06.20.2003
Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
05.07.2003
Chicago, IL - PBS Soundstage
05.01.2003
Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel

01.31.2003
Adelaide, Australia - Big Day Out

01.26.2003
Melbourne, Australia - The Palace

10.25.2002
Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
10.17.2002
New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10.12.2002
Grantham, PA - Brubaker Auditorium - Messiah College
09.25.2002
Oxford, MS - The Library
09.15.2002
Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
09.06.2002
San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
08.26.2002
Winnipeg, MB - Le Rendez-Vous
08.03.2002
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
07.29.2002
Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
07.21.2002
Louisville, KY - Brown Theatre
05.25.2002
Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli
05.13.2002
London, England - Astoria
05.12.2002
Manchester, England - Main Debating Hall - Manchester University Student Union
05.02.2002
- NPR Fresh Air
04.29.2002
New York, NY - The Museum of Television and Radio
04.28.2002
Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
04.25.2002
New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.24.2002
Providence, RI - Lupos Heartbreak Hotel

12.31.1998
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
12.30.1998
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
09.06.1998
Toledo, OH - Promenade Park
09.04.1998
Rockford, IL - On The Water Front Festival
08.30.1998
North Plains, OR - Horning's Hideout
12.31.1997
San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium