The Floral Wedding 1907 "The Tattooed Man"

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 18 Aug 2007
2007

The rose who was king
of a garden so fair,
fell madly in love,
with a lily belle rare.
A princess was she,
very stately and tall,
and the Rose King declared,
her fairest of all.
Be mine, to the Lily,
he ardently sighed,
how happy I'd be,
were you only my bride
She nodded her head,
and I love you she said.
So it all was arranged
that the two should be wed.

All through the Summer day,
melodies were ringing
made by the lily bells,
zephyrs set them swinging.
Flow'rs were the beauties rare,
butterflies the beaux.
At the floral wedding
of the Lily and The Rose.
Ah! Ah!
At the floral wedding
of the Lily and the Rose.

The bees sang a chorus
in praise of the bride,
the marigold sighed,
and with jealousy died.
The pansy looked on,
with a curious face,
and the hyacinth tried,
the bride to embrace.
But deep in the shade
was the violet sweet,
whose love for King Rose,
all the gossips repeat.
Alone she must dwell,
tho' she loved him so well.
How she envied the lot
of the fair Lily belle.

All through the Summer day,
melodies were ringing
made by the lily bells,
zephyrs set them swinging.
Flow'rs were the beauties rare,
butterflies the beaux.
At the floral wedding
of the Lily and The Rose.
Ah! Ah!
At the floral wedding
of the Lily and the Rose.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Floral Wedding 1907
from "The Tattooed Man"
Music by Victor Herbert
Lyrics by Harry B.Smith
© MCMVII by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, london UK
on Saturday 18 August 2007 at 10.45am
in association with Doug Grierson
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