Rose Of Washington Square

ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE
W: Ballard Mac Donald
M: James F. Hanley
From: “Thoroughly Modern Millie”
Benny Goodman, Pee Wee Russell
Key: Bb

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Rose of Wash-ing-ton Square, 
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a flow-er so fair, 
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should blos-som where the sun shines 
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Rose, for na-ture did not mean, 
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that you should blush un-seen,
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but be the queen, of some fair gar-den 
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Rose, I'll nev-er de-part, 
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but dwell in your heart, 
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your love to care, 
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I'll bring the sun-beams 
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from the Heav-ens to you, 
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and give you kiss-es 
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that spar-kle with dew, 
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my Rose of Wash-ing-ton Square.