From the musical “The Vagabond King”, 1925
Words by Brian Hooker
Music by Rudolf Friml
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Red rose out of the east
Tell the love I love least
“Who knows?”
Red rose out of the west
Tell the love I love best
“Love is a rose”
Refrain
Only a rose I give you
Only a song dying away
Only a smile to keep in memory
Until we meet another day
Only a rose to whisper
Blushing as roses do
I bring along a smile
Or a song for anyone
Only a rose for you
Only a rose to whisper
Blushing as roses do
I bring along a smile
Or a song for anyone
Only a rose for you