Written for Wenrich’s wife (a vaudeville performer) in 1914.
Words by Jack Mahoney.
Music by Percy Wenrich.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- I met you in a garden in an old Kentucky town
The sun was shining down, you wore a gingham gown
I kissed you, as I placed a yellow tulip in your hair
Upon my coat you pinned a rose so rare
Time has not changed your lovliness, you’re just as sweet to me
I love you yet, I can’t forget the days that used to be
Chorus
When you wore a tulip, a sweet yellow tulip
And I wore a big red rose
When you caressed me, ’twas then heaven blessed me
What a blessing, no one knows
You made life cheerie, when you called me dearie
‘Twas down where the blue grass grows
Your lips were sweeter than julep, when you wore that tulip
And I wore a big red rose
- The love you vowed to cherish has not faltered through the years
You banish all my fears, your voice like music cheers
You are the same sweet girl I knew in happy days of old
Your hair is silver, but your heart is gold
Re roses blush no longer in your cheeks so sweet and fair
It seems to me, dear, I can see white roses blooming there
Sung here by Fred Feild: