Eighteen yellow roses
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1. Eighteen yellow roses came today,
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eighteen yellow roses in a
pretty bouquet.
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When the boy came to the door
I didn't know what to say,
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when eighteen yellow roses
came today.
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2. I opened up the box to
see what it said,
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I couldn't believe my eyes
when I read :
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“Though you belong to another,
I love you anyway!”
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Yes, eighteen yellow roses
came today.
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I never doubted your love for
a minute,
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I always thought that you
could be true.
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But now this box with the
flowers in it,
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I guess there's nothing left
for me to do.
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3. But ask to meet the boy that’s done this thing,
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see if he’s made plans to buy
you a ring,
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‘cause eighteen yellow roses
will fade and die some day,
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but a father’s love will never
fade away.
(Marty Robbins)