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ROSES  ARE  RED  MY  LOVE

Time signature:  4/4
Tempo: ~ 105 bpm.

Lyrics by Al Byron
Music by Paul Evans
ACCORDION NOTATION
Beats per bar = 4
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Either row:  Buttons  2* - 6
Chorus 1:

   .4     .4*   .5   |   ;5*   "1*   :5*   |   :r   "6    "4*   .5*   |   ;5   "3   :4   |   :r
“Ros - es  are      red,  my  love,          Vio - lets  are       blue   /

 "5    "4*  .4   |   ;4*      "4    .3*    .5*   |   ;5    "4     .3*    .4   |   ::3~ | ~.             
Sug - ar   is     sweet,  my  love,  But      not  as  sweet  as        you.”  /

Verse 1 (of 4):

.4    .3*     .3   |   ;3   "2*   :2*~ | ~.   .4*    .4    .2* |  ;3*   "3    :3~ | ~.     
A  long,  long    time  a -  go,           on  grad -  u  -   a - tion  day,     /


  .5      .4*    .4   |   ;4     "3*    :3*~ | ~.    .4*    .4      .3*  |    .3  
You  hand - ed      me  your  book,           I  signed  this    way: 
/


Chorus 1 
followed by Verse 2,
followed by Chorus 1,
followed by Verse 3.


Some people sing all four verses to the same tune (as Verse 1 above),
but most sing Verse 3 to a modified tune, as given below.


Verse 3 (with different tune):

   .5*   .5    .4*   |   ;4   "3*   .4      .2*   |   .3*     .3        .3     .3*   |    ::4   |   .r    
Then   I  went      far    a - way,  And     you  found  some-one      new. /

.5*   .5    .4*    |  .4   .3*    .4     .4*  |    .5    .5       .5    .5*   |   .5      
 I  read your      let - ter  dear,  And      I  wrote  back  to       you:      /

Chorus 2  (Same tune as Chorus 1, but slightly different lyrics),
followed by Verse 4 (same tune as Verses 1 & 2)
and ending with Chorus 1.




Embedded youTube VIDEOS

There is a wide range of verse and chorus arrangements in these videos, some like that outlined above, and some quite different.  As well, some use the same melody for all verses, and some use the modified melody for Verse 3.


Key:  F

Tempo: ~ 105 bpm

Singer:  Bobby Vinton

​Posted by:  Thomas Antonius

Key:  A

Tempo: ~ 105 bpm

Singer:  Songbird Deb  ?

​Posted by:  Songbird Deb

Key:  A

Tempo: ~ 110 bpm

Singer:  Kerstin and Bertil

Posted by: berrasvideo

Key:  Eb

Tempo: ~ 100 bpm

Singer:  Jim Reeves
​

Posted by:  MrIrena64

Key:  Ab
​
Tempo: ~ 105 bpm

Singer:  Shelley Fabares

Posted by: TheLimePopsicle
​


Key:  Bb

Tempo ~ 95 bpm.

Player:  Luc Goiris

Posted by: Luc Goiris




Key:  F

Tempo: ~ 95 bpm

Singer:  Freddie Fender

​Posted by:  12binlovewith

Key:  C

Tempo: ~ 105 bpm

Singers: Busker James ? & Busker Robin ?

Posted by:  BuskerJames

Key:  Db
​

Tempo ~ 100 bpm

Singer:  Claudette Thomas 

Posted by: mightydoctorbird

Great beat!

Key:  Db

Tempo: ~ 115 bpm

Singer:  Bobby Bare 

​Posted by:  Bobby Bare Official

​​

Key: A

Tempo: ~ 100 bpm

Singer: JSFAllstars

Posted by: Startefak Jakarta
                  Ska Foundatiuon


Key:  E

Tempo ~ 110 bpm

Singer:  David MacBeth

Posted by:  Various Artists - Topic

Key:  F

Tempo: ~ 105 bpm

Singer:  Ronnie Carroll

​Posted by:  Jr Ewing

BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS

Remaining
​Lyrics:


Chorus 1:
“Roses are red, my love,  Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet, my love,  But not as sweet as you.”

Verse 1:
A long, long time ago, on graduation day,
You handed me your book, I signed this way:

Chorus 1

Verse 2:
We dated through high school  And when the big day came
I wrote into your book,  Next to my name:

Chorus 1

Verse 3:
Then I went far away,   And you found someone new.
I read your letter dear,  And I wrote back to you:

Chorus 2:
"Roses are red, my love,  Violets are blue”
Sugar is sweet, my love,  Good Luck, may God bless you”

Verse 4:
Is that your little girl?  She looks a lot like you
Someday some boy will write  In her book, too

Chorus 1

Background Links:
Click HERE for additional info about this song.

Click HERE and HERE for biographical info on the composers.