Eighteen Yellow Roses

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Eighteen yellow roses came today,

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Eighteen yellow roses in a pretty bouquet;

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When the boy came to the door, I didn't know what to say,

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But eighteen yellow roses came today.


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I opened up the card to see what it said;

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I couldn't believe my eyes when I had read

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"Though you belong to another I love you anyway."

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Yes, eighteen yellow roses came today


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I never doubted your love for a minute;

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I always thought that you would be true.

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But now this box, and the flowers in it...

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I guess there's nothin' left for me to do


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But ask to meet the boy that's done this thing,

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And find out if he's got plans to buy you a ring,

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'Cause eighteen yellow roses will wilt and die one day,

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But a father's love will never fade away    will never fade away.