One Little Rose Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
One Little Rose
Written and recorded by Jim Reeves
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One little rose he
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picked for her hair
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But she chose another
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garment to
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wear
One little rose
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he threw
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away
And his heart was
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broken
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one summer
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day
One little rose just
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lay on the ground
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Till a lonely little girl
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walked by and she
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found
One little rose
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just lying
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there
And the lonely little
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girl
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pinned the rose in her
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hair
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One lonely girl
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walked down the
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lane
And
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she met the boy whose
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heart ached with pain
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They'd never seen
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each other before
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they realized he'd
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picked the same rose she
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wore
And as the day
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came to a
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close
She too found
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true love
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through one little
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rose
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One lonely girl
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walked down the
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lane
And
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she met the boy whose
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heart ached with pain
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They'd never seen
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each other before
But
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they realized he'd
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picked the same rose she
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wore
And as the day
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came to a
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close
These two found
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true love
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through one little
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rose
FAQ
Who sang the the song One Little Rose?
- The song One Little Rose was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
