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BOUQUET OF ROSES
Words and music by Steve Nelson & Bob Hilliard.
As recorded by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys, 1947. (RCA Victor 20-2806-B)

I’m sending you a big bouquet of roses:
One for ev’ry time you broke my heart;
And as the door of love between us closes,
Tears will fall like petals when we part.
I begged you to be diff’rent, but you’ll always be untrue.
I’m tired of forgivin’; now there’s nothin’ left to do;
So I’m sending you a big bouquet of roses:
One for ev’ry time you broke my heart.

You made our lovers’ lane a road of sorrow
Till at last we had to say goodbye.
You’re leaving me to face each new tomorrow
With a broken heart you taught to cry.
I know that I should hate you after all you’ve put me through,
But how can I be bitter when I’m still in love with you?
So I’m sending you a big bouquet of roses:
One for ev’ry time you broke my heart.