Hot-House Rose 1927 Cole Porter

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16Jan2025
2025

No wonder that the rose to me's
the fairest flow'r that grows.
My fam'ly name is Roseenbaum,
my other name is Rose.
So yesterday when I got my pay
I went to a park, I know.
And walked around
till I fin'lly found
the place where the roses grow.
When I saw those flowers
all in bloom,
I almost forgot my basement room.

I'm HotHouse Rose
from God knows where,
the kind that grows
without fresh air.
The whistle blows
and work is done,
but it's too late for me
to get the sun.
They say, that when you dream a lot,
you always dream of what you haven't got,
that's why I dream of a garden I s'pose
'cause I'm only a HotHouse Rose

I'm HotHouse Rose
from God knows where,
the kind that grows
without fresh air.
A summer breeze
I never get.
The morning dew
has never kissed me yet.
I bought an ounce
of nice perfume
and now I smell
just like a rose in bloom.
But why take trouble
when ev'ryone knows
that I'm only a HotHouse Rose

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Hot-House Rose 1927 Cole Porter
Lyrics & Music by Cole Porter
© MCMXXVII by Harms Inc.   N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 16 January 2025 at 14.00
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James Pitt-Payne