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ROSE  IN  HER  HAIR

Time signature:  3/4
Tempo: ~  bpm.
Music was composed by Harry Warren for film Broadway Gondalier, 1935.
The 1935 lyrics were by Al Dubin.  The 1987 verse 2 & 3 additions
are by Bud Davidge (Simani album "Home & Native Land").

ACCORDION NOTATION

Either row:  Buttons 5 to 8.
Inside row:  Buttons 2 to 5 (plus button o3* on outside row)
Verse 1 (of 3)

"6  "6  |   .6       .7*     .7   |    .7*     :6~ | ~:    .r   |  :r
"3  "3  |   .3       .3*     .4   |    .3*     :3~ | ~:    .r   |  :r
In  her   eyes there was   moon-light,      /      


 "7    "7   |   .7     .7*   .6   |  .:6*~  |  ~:    .r   |  :r
 "4    "4   |   .4     .3*   .3   |  .:2*~  |  ~:    .r   |  :r
and  the    rose  in   her    hair     /

"7*   7*  |   .7*      .7      .8*  |   .7   .:7*~  |  ~:   .r  |  :r
"3*   3*  |   .3*      .4      .4*  |   .4   .:3*~  |  ~:   .r  |  :r 
 In   my   arms there  was    no  one,    
/

.6*  |  .6*   .6    .5*    |   .:5~  |  ~:   .r  |  :r   |
.2*  |  .2*   .3   .o3*   |   .:2~  |  ~:   .r  |  :r   | 
so      I    put  her      there;     /
_
 

 "6   "6   |   .6     .7*   .7   |      .7*    :6~  | ~:    .r   |  :r
 "3   "3   |   .3     .3*   .4   |      .3*    :3~  | ~:    .r   |  :r   
On  her    lips  was   a      prom - ise,    
/

"8   "8   |    .8      .8*    .7   |   .:8*~  |  ~:    .r  |  :r
"5   "5   |    .5      .4*    .4   |   .:4*~  |  ~:    .r  |  :r     
 In  my    heart  was    a     prayer,     /

   "8*  "8*   |  .8*   .7   .7*   |    .7     .6    .7*   |     :7     "7*   "6   |    :7*
   "4*  "4*   |  .4*   .4   .3*   |    .4     .3    .3*   |     :4     "3*   "3   |    :3*   
When   I        fi - nal - ly      went,  I   went    home with  the    scent   /


"6*  "6   |   :7*   "6   "6*   |   .:6   |   .:r   |  :r
"2*  "3   |   :3*   "3   "2*   |   .:3   |   .:r   |  :r 
 Of  the    rose   in  her      hair. /



Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Key:  Ab

Tempo ~ 175 bpm

Singer:  Bud Davidge of Simani

Posted by:  The NewfoundlandMusic

Although very few (if any) of you have a diatonic accordion in this key, I've included it because it is from a Simani CD and features singer Bud Davidge.

Key:  G

Tempo ~ 180 bpm.

Performers: Richard & Vincent
                    Woodrow

Posted by:  Richard Woodrow



Key:  G

Tempo ~ 170 bpm.

Performers:  Fogo Island
                       Accordion Group

Posted by:  Aaron Brown


Key:  D

Tempo ~ 155 bpm.

Singer: Mike Kent

Posted by:  mikekent1940

Key:  D

Tempo ~  175 bpm.

Singers:  Victor McCarthy & his
                neice Margie  (with a budgie
                chirping in the background?)

Posted on TheHarbourBoy's channel.

Key:  G

Tempo  ~ 190 bpm

Performers:  Chuck Simms
                     and Wince Saunders
                    

Posted by:  Sandy Campbell




Key:  F  for first part, then (at
         the 1.26 minute point)
         ramps up to G for the
         second part.

Tempo ~ 165 bpm

Singer:  Liam Mannering

Posted by:  MrEverthere


Key:  G

Tempo ~ 175 bpm

Group:  "Bernie Blanchard"
& friends (Ken Keating, Ernest Bessey & Santa Claus) in Brampton, Ontario, Dec. 2015.


Posted by:  NanaDots

Key:  D

Tempo:  105 bpm  (for slow dancing?)

Performers: Will Osborne Orchestra

Singer:  Will Osborne

The orchestra first plays the tune, and then singing begins at the 53 second point. 

​(From a comparison with this older version, it is clear that Bud Davidge has made a significant contribution to the lyrics and tempo.)


BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS

Remaining Lyrics:

Verse 2:
On her face there was beauty, a picture to see,
In her arms there was someone she loved more than me;
In my mind was a vision so life-like and clear,
When I finally went I went home with the scent
Of the rose in her hair.

Verse 3:
And then I awakened, it was only a dream,
For she lay there beside me so gently asleep;
As I kissed her in slumber, I whispered a prayer,
And peacefully went back to sleep with the scent
Of the rose in her hair.

Closing:
As I kissed her in slumber, I whispered a prayer,
And peacefully went back to sleep with the scent
Of the rose in her hair.

Reference Source:  


Bud Davidge's  Songbook of Original Newfoundland Songs, Volume 1, published by SWC Productions Publications in 1996, contains a wealth of background information, along with lyrics and music (including guitar chords) for many of the songs recorded by Simani.  The Rose in Her Hair is on pages 32 & 33.  Well worth having!

I would also recommend Simani CD's, which are available in music and gift stores throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.


Background Links:
Click HERE for  a wiki biography of lyricist Al Dubin.
Click HERE for  a wiki biography of composer Harry Warren.
Click HERE for  background info on Simani and Bud Davidge.

Copyright:
Copyright for the original song is held by Morning Music Limited  @1938, and for this version of the song by Bud Davidge @1987.

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