A 1920 popular song
Words by Eugene West
Music by Otis Spencer and Martin Fried
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Halcyon Days Music:
Lyrics
1. A pretty flower grows along old Broadway
Amid’st the throng, gay life and song
I found her drooping there
My heart went out to her I met on Broadway
A faded little rose
Beneath the white light’s glare
Chorus
Broadway Rose, there’s a tear in your eye
Broadway Rose, seems I oft’ hear you sigh
Though you wear fancy clothes and you show silken hose
You’re alone, as they all pass you by
Broadway Rose, hide your cares in a smile
For to you tears have gone out of style
Still at heart you’re a gem
Though the whole world condemn
No one knows of your woes
Broadway Rose
2. I think about the rose I saw on Broadway
Her listless face, her trembling gaze
Beneath the starry sky
I’m praying for a little rose on Broadway
Her sad and bitter tears
In mem’ry will be nigh
Sung here by Fred Feild: