1959 Off-Broadway Musical starring Eileen Brennan.
Words and Music by Rick Besoyan
Copyright ©25 Feb 1960.
Unpublished outside of the Piano/Vocal Score.
Opened 18 Nov 1959 Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre. 1143 Performances.
The sheet music.
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Though I love your garden,
With its pretty posies,
You must beg its pardon
If my heart discloses
What is but its duty,
In its honest way,
To declare a beauty
Lovlier, far, than they. Ah…Ah…Ah…
You’re the fairest flower
In this bower, dear,
You’re the frailest blossom, gossamer.
Though you’re such a shy Miss,
Shy Miss, I disclose;
You’re the fairest flower on earth,
An American Beauty Rose.
Iris and hollyhocks, I can see them still;
Pink Pinks and frilly Phlox, Dainty Daffodil.
Sweet Pea and Marigold, I can see them there,
Poppies of fairy gold, Modest Maidenhair;
The teasing Tulips gently wave
At every passing breeze;
The pampered Pansies slyly crave
To bring us to our knees.
Flowers tall, flowers small, I love them all.
And yet, they do but imitate
The fairest one of all:
For you’re the fairest flower
In this bower, dear,
You’re the frailest blossom, gossamer.
Though you’re such a shy Miss,
Shy Miss, I disclose;
You’re the fairest flower on earth,
An American Beauty Rose.