21 The Perfect English Rose 1902 Merrie England

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia 24 Mar 2003

Dan Cupid hath a garden,
where women are the flowers,
and lovers' laughs
and lovers' tears,
The sunshine and the show'rs.
And Oh! the sweetest blossom,
That in the garden grows,
The fairest Queen,
it is, I ween,
The perfect English Rose,
The fairest Queen it is, I ween,
The perfect,
the perfect English Rose!

Let others make a garland
Of ev'ry flow'r that blows!
But I will wait till I may pluck
My dainty English Rose.
In perfume, grace, and beauty,
the rose doth stand apart,
God grant that I,
before I die,
May wear one on my heart!
God grant that I, before I die,
May wear one,
may wear one on my heart,
May wear one on my heart,
May wear one on my heart.

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The Perfect English Rose 1902
Copyright MCMII by Chappell and Co Ltd.
Words by Capt. Basil Hood
Music by Sir Edward German
re-sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on 24 March 2003
in association with Doug Grierson
tempi by Ian Cousins, Opera Australia