Poor Man's Roses:Patti Page.
#27 on BB Hot 100 on MERCURY Records
in 1957.
(Intro)
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(Verse 1)
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I must make up my mind today, what to have,
what to hold.
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A poor man's roses, or a rich man's gold.
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One's as wealthy as a king in a palace,
though he's callous and cold.
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He may learn to give his heart for love,
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instead of buying it with gold.
(Chorus)
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Yes, the poor man's roses, and the thrill
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when we kiss.
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They'll be memories of paradise that I'll
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never miss.
(Verse 2)
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And yet the hand that brings a rose tonight,
is the hand I will hold.
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For the rose of love means more to me than
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any rich man's gold.
(Chorus)
Ab Db Eb
Yes, the poor man's roses, and the thrill
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when we kiss.
Fm E
They'll be memories of paradise that I'll
Bbm Eb
never miss.
(Verse 3)
Eb Ab
And yet the hand that brings a rose tonight,
is the hand I will hold.
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For the rose of love means more to me than
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any rich man's gold.
(Outro)
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Yes, the rose of love means more to me than
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any rich man's gold.
...Ab Bbm Eb Ab...Ab Db Ab...(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.