Roses Of Yesterday 1928 Berlin

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 4 May 2009
2009

Roses of yesterday
faded and thrown away,
love is a pale bouquet
of yesterday's roses.
Roses were once in bloom
here in my lonely room,
now there's a faint perfume
of yesterday's roses.
Roses of crimson red
faded when love was dead.
Quickly the summer fled
and winter discloses
that it was not to be,
and all that's left for me
is a sweet memory
of yesterday's roses.

Roses of yesterday
faded and thrown away,
love is a pale bouquet
of yesterday's roses.
Roses were once in bloom
here in my lonely room,
now there's a faint perfume
of yesterday's roses.
Roses of crimson red
faded when love was dead.
Quickly the summer fled
and winter discloses
that it was not to be,
and all that's left for me
is a sweet memory
of yesterday's roses.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Roses Of Yesterday 1928 Berlin
by Irving Berlin
from "The Unsung Berlin"
© 1928 by Irving Berlin
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This rueful and poignant ballad was a big hit in its day
but has since faded from memory...
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 4 May 2009 at 10.11
in association with Veda Meyer-castens
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