in the region where the roses always bloom breathing out upon the air their sweet perfume lives a dusky maid i long to call my own for i know my love for her will never die when the sun am sinking in dat golden west little robin red breast gone to seek their nests and i sneak down to dat place i love the best ever y evening there along i sigh ida sweet as apple cider sweeter than all i know come out in the silv ry moonlight of love we ll whisper so soft and low seems as tho can t live without you listen please honey do ida i idolize ya i love you ida deed i do