WHEN THE LITTLE RED ROSES GET THE BLUES FOR YOU
Joe Burke (m) Al Dubin (l) 

as recorded by Al Jolson  
Jan 10th 1930

also recorded by The Boswell Sisters '30's


There's a pretty little garden plot,
And what a spot for love,
A perfect paradise for two!
In this little rosy rendezvous,
Since you have said adieu,
The roses red are turning blue!

Every day,
When you're away,
The little red roses get the blues for you!
Violets
Send their regrets
When the little red roses get the blues for you!

Every little bluebird gets bluer;
Honey, when you come back,
My blue days will be fewer!

How they sigh,
And so do I
When the little red roses get the blues for you!

(whistling)

Every day,
When you're away,
The little red roses get the blues for you!
Violets
Send their regrets
When the little red roses get the blues for you!

Every little bluebird gets bluer;
Honey, when you come back,
My blue days will be fewer!

How they sigh,
And so do I
When the little red roses get the blues for you, you, boo-boop-e-do!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2012)