MY WILD IRISH ROSE
From the Broadway Musical "A Romance Of Athlone" (1899) (Chauncey Olcott)
Chauncey Olcott (Broadway Production) - 1899 Albert Campbell - 1899 George J. Gaskin - 1899 Harry MacDonough - 1900 Haydn Quartet - 1905 Chauncey Olcott - 1913 John McCormack - 1915 Fredric Fradkin - 1922 Hugh Donovan - 1924 The Tietge Sisters - 1926 Frank Munn - 1928 Justin Ring & His Orch. (vocal: Jack Parker) - 1934 Jan Garber & His Orch. (vocal: Tony Allen) - 1937 Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orch. (vocal: Kenny Sargent) - 1944 Frank Connors - 1944 Dennis Morgan (feat. in the film "My Wild Irish Rose") - 1947 Phil Regan - 1950 The Four Tunes - 1954 Larry Liggett - 1955 The Mills Brothers - 1957 Joni James - 1960 Mitch Miller & The Gang - 1961 The Chipmunks with David Seville - 1962 Slim Whitman - 1963 Hank Locklin - 1964
Also recorded by:
Ray Bloch & His Orch. (vocal: Lee Sullivan); The Boston Pops Orch.; Fabulous Table Toppers; Muggsy Spanier & His Band; Bruce Hayes; Frankie Froba & His Boys; Jack Speering; Gloria Parker & Her Orch.; Neil Murray; Daniel O'Donnell; The Irish Tenors .... and many others.
If you listen I'll sing you a sweet little song
Of a flower that's now drooping its head
Yet dearer to me, yes, than all of its mates
Though each holds aloft its proud head
'Twas given to me by a girl that I know
Since we've met, faith, I've known no repose
She is dearer by far than the world's brightest star
And I call her my wild Irish Rose
My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows
You may search everywhere, but none can compare
With my wild Irish Rose
My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows
And some day for my sake, she may let me take
The bloom from my wild Irish Rose
They may sing of their roses, which by other names
Would smell just as sweetly, they say
But I know that my Rose would never consent
To have that sweet name taken away
Her glances are shy when e'er I pass by
The bower where my true love grows
And my one wish has been that some day I may win
The heart of my wild Irish Rose
My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows
You may search everywhere, but none can compare
With my wild Irish Rose
My wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows
And some day for my sake, she may let me take
The bloom from my wild Irish Rose
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2017)
