ROSE BEHIND THE BAR

This Rose that I'm telling of is the one you all should see
She's a beauty like the Texas rose, the rose of Tennessee
They come in to the tavern, they come in hour by hour
They know that Rose will wait on them, she's the Rose behind the bar.

This Tuesday is her birthday, the third day of the month
Every year it happens only once

This Rose has a bud now, they get along very fine
He's the one that she has married and his name is Buddy Pine.
Happy Birthday to Bud's Rose,and everything go fine
I'll never call you Rose no more, you belong to Buddy Pine.

(inst)

Every year it happens only once.

This Rose has a bud now, they get along very fine
He's the one that she has married and his name is Buddy Pine.
Happy Birthday to Bud's Rose, everything go fine
I'll never call you Rose no more, you belong to Buddy Pine.

-Phillip A. Daugherty
sung by Frank Keating (aka Rodd Keith), Preview 1704