THE VIOLET THE ROSE AND YOU
(Words by Joe Hiller / Music by Geo. F. Olcott, 1915)


The shades of night were falling and the sun had gone to rest,
In dreams I seemed to see the one I've always loved the best; She
stood among the roses where perfume filled the air, 'Twas the love
light from her eyes so bright that put me in despair. The

The roses lose their splendor and they droop when you're away,
The stars don't shine so brightly and I miss you more each day;
You've made the world a garden of roses filled with love, You are
all to me in this wide world, you're mine by the stars above. The

Violet, the rose and You, dear, that I met in the garden of love,
The moonlight, the sunshine, all came with you, you brighten the
heavens above. Each rose seemed to tell a story of your love so
fond and true, I need you, I want you, I love you forever, the Violet,
the Rose and You.