Tonart: G major
Verse 1
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Roses for Mama,
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today's her birthday.
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Well, I had two weeks vacation coming.
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So I thought I'd drive down to Florida.
Spend some time with an old friend,
get a few girls,
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and just kind of live it up again.
So I packed up my car
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and then I called my mama in Tennessee
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and told her what I'd plan to do.
She said, son, are you coming by?
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And I said, mama,
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I'm really pushed for time,
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but I'll see you in a week or two.
Now, I was driving through
this little town in Georgia
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when I remembered today's
Well, I thought I'd just stop by
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and get her some flowers.
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It shouldn't take too long,
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and then I'd be on my way.
So I walked in the flower shop,
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and the first thing I saw was this little boy
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with his eyes full of tears.
I said, what's wrong son?
He said mama loves roses
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and today's her birthday
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today's her birthday.
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today's her birthday.
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He said, I live with Grandma and Art,
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but I promised Mama some roses,
cause I talk to her all the time.
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I wanted to give her five,
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cause that's how old I am,
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but the lady said I couldn't buy
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Well, the little fellow's story
kind of touched my heart,
so I told the lady to give
him what he wanted
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and charge it to me.
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Then I told her I needed
to send a dozen roses
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to my mama up in Chapel Hill, Tennessee.
I looked around and the
but all of a sudden the door flew open,
he
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He came running back in
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I forgot to thank you for the roses.
He smiled, shook my hand
and ran back out again.
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Well, I started out of town
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and I was feeling real proud of myself,
thinking of my mama and really caring.
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When I looked out of the window,
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I saw that same little boy
kneeling by a grave in an old cemetery.
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I stopped my car and walked over to where
the little boy was kneeling down.
He smiled up at me and said,
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This is where my mama stays.
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She says thank you for the pretty roses.
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Well, that's when I had to walk away.
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Then I drove straight back to that flower shop.
I said, lady, have you sent those
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flowers to Tennessee?
Well, I said, never mind.
I'll take them now with me.
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Roses for Mama.
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Today's their birthday.
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today's her birthday.
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