ROSES ARE RED, THE VIOLETS ARE BLUE, THE
(Music: Vincent Rose / Lyrics: Sidney Clare & Charles Tobias)


Sleepy Hall & His Collegians (vocal: Harold van Emburgh) - 1932
Gene Kardos & His Orch. (vocal: Dick Robertson) - 1932






As recorded by SLEEPY HALL & HAROLD Van EMBURGH.
Recorded 5th April 1932:

The roses are red, the violets are blue
The Sun is just beaming above
How happy I'd be if you were only with me

The roses were red, the violets were blue
The time that you gave me your love
And then came a day, sweetheart, when you went away

The flowery lane we wandered through
Has lost its beautiful charm
It would be the same as days we knew
If you were back in my arms

The roses are red, the violets are blue
And all that I keep thinking of
How happy I'd be if you were only with me






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2012)