From the musical “Bye Bye Birdie”, 1960
Words by Lee Adams
Music by Charles Strouse
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I was never crazy for flowers
I confess that nothing left me colder;
I could watch a daisy for hours
And all I’d feel was several hours older
Lilacs and lilies, any bloom you please
All that they did was make me shrug or sneeze;
But now I love each blossom that I see
For a lovely little rose loves me
Refrain
Everything is rosy
When I’m with my Rosie
With a girl like Rosie
How could I be blue?
Hand in hand we’ll mosey
Me and little Rosie
We will be so cozy
By a fire built for two
Oh, I once heard a poem that goes
“A rose is a rose is a rose”
Well, I don’t agree, take it from me
There’s one rose sweeter than any that grows
And that’s my Rosie
I’m so glad she chose me;
Life is one sweet, beautiful song to me
Refrain
Now my life is rosy
Since I found my Rosie
With a girl like Rosie
How could I be blue?
Gee! How delighted I’ll be
When you are cozy with me
Oh, by a fire built for two
And every night I’ll hold you tight
I once heard a poem that goes
“A rose is a rose is a rose”
Well, I don’t agree, take it from me
There’s one rose sweeter than any that grows
And that’s my Rosie
I’m so glad she chose me;
Life is one sweet, beautiful song
When love is right then
What could be wrong?
Life is one sweet beautiful song to me