A Rose And A Thorn Song Lyrics and Chords by Webb Pierce
A Rose And A Thorn
Recorded by Webb Pierce
Written by Wayne P. Walker and Webb Pierce
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long time
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ago a little
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girl loved a
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boy
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filled her
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heart with so much
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joy
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left her didn't
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tell her good
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bye
Broke the little girl's
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heart and made the
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poor little
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girl
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cry
And the rose was
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born from her tears that
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fell
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cried with her that's the story they
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tell
When you see a
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rainbow after a
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storm
You know a love has
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died a little girl
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cried and a rose's been
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born
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rose was
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time moved
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along a little
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boy met a
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girl
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captured his
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heart and set him in a
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whirl
One day she
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left him didn't
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tell him good
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bye
Broke the little boy's
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heart and made the
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poor little
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boy
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cry
But a thorn was
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born from the tears he
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shed
And down through the
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ages to the rose has been
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wed
And just a
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reminder a sign meant to
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warn
A little boy
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lied a little boy
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cried and a thorn was
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thorn was
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That's a story of the
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rose and the
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rose and the thorn
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That's a story of the
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rose and the
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FAQ
Who sang the the song A Rose And A Thorn?
- The song A Rose And A Thorn was sang by Webb Pierce.
Who is Webb Pierce?
- Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 - February 24, 1991) was an American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade.
His biggest hit was "In the Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one. Pierce also charted number one for several weeks each with his recordings of "Slowly" (1954), "Love, Love, Love" (1955), "I Don't Care" (1955), "There Stands the Glass" (1953), "More and More" (1954), "I Ain't Never" (1959), and his first number one "Wondering," which stayed at the top spot for four of its 27 weeks' charting in 1952.
He recorded country gospel song "I Love Him Dearly" also. His iconic hit "Teenage Boogie" was covered by British band T. Rex as "I Love to Boogie" in 1974, but credited as being written by the group's lead singer Marc Bolan and not Pierce. The music of Webb was also made popular during the British rockabilly scene in the 1980s and 1990s.
For many, Pierce, with his flamboyant Nudie suits and twin silver dollar-lined convertibles, became the most recognizable face of country music of the era and its excesses. Pierce was a one-time member of the Grand Ole Opry and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A tribute album in his honor (produced by singer-songwriter Gail Davies) was released in 2001 entitled Caught in the Webb - A Tribute To Country Legend Webb Pierce.
