Roses are red violets are blue, there are great times ahead for just us two.
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar makes me sick, and so do you.
Never before have you looked so fine As you do now in the pale moonshine The air is balmy, its fragrance sweet To be with you tonight is a special treat.
Roger Miller, the country singer first wrote the parody version of the Roses are Red Violets are Blue poem.
So, in the second usage, the language was quite modern.
Roses are red, violets are blue, hello my future husband, I am madly in love with you! Roses are red, violets are blue, you belong to me and I belong to you.