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In The Spring The Roses Always Turn Red Song Lyrics and Chords by Dorsey Burnette
In The Spring The Roses Always Turn Red
Written and recorded by Dorsey Burnette
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In the spring the roses
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always turn red
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not if you don't have some place to lay your weary
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head
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cry
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use to dusty highways ragged clothes and living
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poor
I met her she was seventeen in the
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springtime of her years
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Side by side we laughed and cried but the good times disa
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ppeared
And all she had left was some
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wore out hand me downs
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album full of photographs and the good time party
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gals
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I meant to fill up her cup with a
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new kind of life
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the pain inside her heart really cut me like a
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We went running across the country with
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grit in our eyes
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Sometimes she wished to God that she could lay right down and
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Now every Sunday I take roses where
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she was laid to rest
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lonely world without her it gets hard to do your
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But there's a road that leads to heaven where
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there's no more pain to bear
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gonna do my best to make it cause I know that she'll be
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there
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FAQ
Who sang the the song In The Spring The Roses Always Turn Red?
- The song In The Spring The Roses Always Turn Red was sang by Dorsey Burnette.
Who is Dorsey Burnette?
- Dorsey Burnette (December 28, 1932 - August 19, 1979) was an American early rockabilly singer. With his younger brother Johnny Burnette and a friend named Paul Burlison, he was a founder member of The Rock and Roll Trio. He is also the father of country musician and Fleetwood Mac member Billy Burnette.
