A KISS AND A ROSE
(Lyrics: Tommie Connor / Music: Patrick Toohey)

Geraldo & His Orch. (vocal: Doreen Lundy) - 1948
The Skyrockets Dance Orch. (vocal: Dick James) - 1948
The Charioteers - 1949
The Ink Spots - 1949
Tex Beneke & His Orch. - 1949
The Orioles - 1949
De John Sisters - 1954
Billy Williams - 1959
Doris King & The Versa Tones - 1963

Also recorded by: Cyril Stapleton & His Orch.





As recorded by DOREEN LUNDY with Geraldo & His Orch., 9th July 1948:

It began, heaven knows 
With a kiss and a rose
I remember it still 
Just a kiss and a rose

None but the lonely heart 
Can ever disclose
What it means to be loved 
With a kiss and a rose

For he vowed to be true 
As he pledged me his love
And I thought he was true 
As the stars up above

When another became his bride
Broken hearted, alone, I cried
Such is life I suppose
Just a kiss and a rose


(Transcribed from John Wright’s 78 RPM 
Record Collection by Bill Huntley - October 2013)


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As recorded by THE CHARIOTEERS:

It began, heaven knows 
With a kiss and a rose
I remember it still 
Just a kiss and a rose

None but the lonely heart 
Can ever disclose
What it means to be left 
With a kiss and a rose

For she vowed to be true 
As she pledged me her love
And I know she was true 
As the star up above

But they made her another's bride
At the wedding I know she cried
Such is life I suppose
Just a kiss and a rose
    
For she vowed to be true 
As she pledged me her love
And I know she was true 
As that star up above

But they made her another's bride
At the wedding I know she cried
Such is life I suppose
Just a kiss and a rose

Such is life I suppose
Just a kiss and a rose


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2019)