Oh Caroline hold me close Let me whisper in your ear Let me touch your golden hair one more time I feel so cold, the end is near Oh Caroline dry your eyes You know how I hate goodbyes One last kiss child, please be brave And put one red rose on my grave Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave The love we have Is all that we can save Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave Caroline bring my body home I do not wish to lie alone Let them bury me beneath the weeping willow tree It's getting so dark, to dark to see Caroline try to understand The road to glory our lives pave And as the angels take my hand Leave one red rose on my grave Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave The love we have Is all that we can save Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave The love we have Is all that we can save Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave Oh Caroline hold me close Let me whisper in your ear The love we have Is all that we can save Sha na na na Put a red rose on my grave