YELLOW ROSES
(Dolly Parton)

Dolly Parton - 1989
Susan McCann - 1990
Mary Duff - 1990
Dagmar - 1991 (Austrian title "Gelbe Rosen")

Also recorded by: Heidi Hauge



"Hello" you said the day we met
Handing me a yellow rose
You asked me out and to your surprise
And to mine, I said I'd go
I thought it so romantic
And I found you sweet and bold
Though we'd only met, I still said "Yes"
To a single yellow rose

And for years to come you were the one
To sleep with me at night
To laugh and talk and share my thoughts
And hold me when I'd cry
And on every rare occasion
And for no good reason to
A big bouquet or a single yellow rose
Was sent from you

Yellow roses
The colour of sunshine
You loved me at one time
Why did you have to go
Yellow roses
Are you sending your new love
My bright yellow rose buds
I still love you so

I never see a yellow rose
That I don't think of you
It's still my favourite flower
Though the yellow's turned to blue
The day you left, my teardrops fell
Upon your farewell note
You said goodbye like you said hello
With a single yellow rose

Yellow roses
The colour of sunshine
You loved me at one time
Why did you have to go
Yellow roses
Are you sending your new love
My bright yellow rose buds
Oh, I still love you so

Yellow roses
The colour of sunshine
You loved me at one time
Why did you have to go
Sweet yellow roses
Are you sending your new love
My bright yellow rose buds
I still love you so


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2018)