Spanish Harlem - Delroy Wilson

There is a red rose

In my garden

A pretty, pretty red rose

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem

It is a special one

It never sees the sun

It only comes up when the moon is on its run

And all the stars are beaming, beaming

It grows up in the street

Right up through the concrete

But soft and dreaming

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem

With eyes black as coal

That look down in my soul

And starts a fire there and then I lose control

And then I have to beg your pardon

I’m goin' to pick that rose

And watch her as she grows

In my garden

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem

It is a special one

It never sees the sun

It only comes up when the moon is on its run

And all the stars are beaming, beaming

I’m goin' to pick that rose

And watch her as she grows

In my garden

La la la, la la la, la la la la

La la la, la la la, la la la la

La la la, la la la, la la la la

La la la, la la la, la la la la

It is a special one

It never sees the sun

It only comes up when the moon is on its run

And all the stars are beaming, beaming

It grows up in the street

Right up through the concrete

But soft and dreaming

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem

With eyes black as coal

That look down in my soul

And starts a fire there and then I lose control

And then I have to beg your pardon, pardon

I’m goin' to pick that rose

And watch her as she grows

In my garden

La la la, la la la, la la la la

La la la, la la la, la la la la

La la la, la la la, la la la la

La la la, la la la, la la la la