MEM'RY OF A ROSE, THE
(Richard Young / Jimmy Kennedy)

Vera Lynn - 1941
Sammy Kaye & His Orch. (vocal: Arthur Wright) - 1941
Benny Goodman & His Orch. (vocal: Helen Forrest) - 1941
Glenn Miller & His Orch. - 1941
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch. - 1941
Gladys Moncrieff - 1941




One night a troubadour came from the west
He sang about the one he loved the best
With sorrow in his heart, he strolled along
As to a world apart he sang his song

The mem'ry of a rose is with me as I wander
The mem'ry of a rose thrown from a window high
A dream that never goes is calling me out yonder
And so I take my way, day by day, with a mem'ry of a rose

One stolen hour, a promise made and broken
A lovely bride once said 'I Will', but not to me
The south wind when it blows brings only recollection
There's nothing else to bring, so I cling to the mem'ry of a rose

The south wind when it blows brings only recollection
There's nothing else to bring, so I cling to the mem'ry of a rose


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2010)