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• Radk from Ri, UsBritish traditional singer Jim Mageean has a version he learned as a child, in which the chorus alternates between "Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, Rosemary's green. When I am king, dilly dilly, you shall be queen," and "Rosemary's green, dilly dilly, Lavender's blue. You must love me, dilly dilly, 'cause I love you." The tune and tempo are slightly different. I don't know his source, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was from an older version.
• Fabulous Jack Of Udorn In 1973 from FloridaI am learning to play the song on accordion I plan to use it at an upcoming recital
• Dave from Minneapolis I have always been curious about the meaning of lavender GREEN. One source says that one early version had it as ROSEMARY's green. I have another thought. The lavender blossom comes in a variety of colors, but green is not one of them. However, a gathering of blue lavender will be in a nest of beautiful green stems and leaves. I imagine that a bridal clutch of lavender and a gown decorated as such would have lavender blue and lavender green.
• Bill from Ft. Myers, , FlSammy Turner released a version titled 'Lavender Blue' in 1959. It is my alltime favorite song.
• James from Westchester, EnglandIn Marillion's version (all 2 1/2 minutes of it) Fish claims some children were singing this song, and that it was like a song he wanted to write for his girlfriend.
• Dave from Cardiff, WalesMarillion's version was simply titled "Lavender".
• Andy from Indiana, PaAlso the name of a Marillion single in which the chorus borrows from the traditional song.

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