CHRISTMAS ROSES
(Hawley)

as recorded by
Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
with Paul Weston & his Orchestra
1952


[fl]
I bought a can o' plug tobacco for my uncle Jim,
I bought my brother Tim a catcher's glove.
I bought a super pressure cooker for my sister Kate,
But I'm sendin' Christmas roses to my love!

[both]
Christmas roses,
Christmas roses,
[js]
Oh, I'm sendin' Christmas roses to the flower of my heart.
[both]
And what she knows is,
That with the roses,
[js]
Goes my young ang eager,
[fl]
You're not open!
[js]
True and faithful,
[fl]
Until Christmas!
[both]
Ever lovin' heart!

[js]
I bought my brother Bob the bike that he's been beggin' for,
Bess'll get the dress she's dreamin' of.
Cousin Lulu who got married got some pots and pans,
But I'm sendin' Christmas roses to my love!

[both]
Christmas roses,
Christmas roses,
[js]
Oh, I'm sendin' Christmas roses to the flower of my heart.
[both]
And what she knows is,
That with the roses,
[js]
Goes my young ang eager,
[fl]
You're not open!
[js]
True and faithful,
[fl]
Until Christmas!
[both]
Ever lovin' heart!

[fl]
I bought a rockin' chair for ma to rock her cares away,
[js]
I picked the pipe that pa was talkin' of.
[fl]
Hope that I've made him happy, hope that she'll be happy too
When I send those Christmas roses to my love!

[both]
Christmas roses,
Christmas roses,
[js]
Oh, I'm sendin' Christmas roses to the flower of my heart.
[both]
And what she knows is,
That with the roses,
[js]
Goes my young ang eager,
[fl]
You're not open!
[js]
True and faithful,
[fl]
Until Christmas!
[both]
Young and eager,
True and faithful,
Ever lovin' heart!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2013)