This file is all about roses. Also see Flowers and Wild Flowers, Gardening, Spring and Flowers, and Trees.
Quotes
- And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses. (Francis Quarles)
- God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. (James M. Barrie)
- How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew! (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
- I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. (Emma Goldman)
- It is believing in roses that one brings them to bloom.
- My lady's presence makes the roses red, because to see her lips they blush for shame. (Henry Constable)
- One may live without bread, not without roses. (Jean Richepin)
- A profusion of pink roses bending ragged in the rain speaks to me of all gentleness and its enduring. (William Carlos Williams)
- Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses. (Alphonse Karr)
Roses
(George Eliot)
You love the roses--so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
Like sleeping and like waking, all at once!
To a Wild Rose
(Merrilou Thomas)
Fairest of flowers sprinkled with dew,
You blossom in summer and bring beauty new.
There's no way to tell you how lovely you are . . .
You're bright as the sunshine compared to a star.
Your perfume floats softly o'er meadow and hill
And when, comes the winter, it lingers there still.
You brighten the pathway, entwine with the tree.
No, there's not a flower as lovely as thee.
My Wild Rose
(from Walls of Corn and Other Poems by Ellen P. Allerton)
I had a garden, which I kept
With busy hands and tender care;
And once, while carelessly I slept,
Fanned softly by the drowsy air,
A wild rose to my garden crept,
And blossomed there.
O, sweet surprise. It seemed to me,
Some fair hand, my heart to bless,
Had brought it there, from wood or lee.
It came unsought 'twas loved no less;
I stooped and touched it tenderly,
With soft caress.
I grew to love it passing well;
While strange exotics, rich and rare,
With heart of gold and crimson bell,
Paid grudgingly for constant care,
My wild rose, as in a woodland dell,
Bloomed fresh and fair.
I watered not, I did not prune,
I tied it not with cord or thong;
Yet, morn by morn and noon by noon,
Through days of summer, hot and long,
And underneath the midnight moon,
From branches strong
Hung clustered blossoms sweet and red;
And day by day and week by week,
I trod the path which toward it lead.
Whate'er my mood. I did not speak,
But close against bowed my head
And pressed my cheek.
I think of it with sudden thrill.
Now wide lands lie, deep water flows,
Smiles many a vale, looms many a hill
Between me and the garden-close;
Yet fondly I remember still
My sweet wild rose.
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Songs about Rose (name) and rose (flower)
I started to separate the flower songs from the name songs but you can't always tell by the title and many of the songs I couldn't find lyrics for. That may be a project I tackle when I retire unless someone wants to volunteer.
- 13 Roses - Robert Hunter (1984)
- 500 Roses - Otis Taylor (2001)
- Abilene Rose - Marty Robbins (1962)
- Acadian Rose - Jimmy Newman (1981)
- Adelita Rose - Ian Tyson (1989)
- Ain't Enough Roses - Lisa Brokop (1999)
- Alabama Rose - Joe Sun (1980)
- Always Thinking of the Roses - Paul Evans (1965)
- American Beauty Rose - Frank Sinatra (1961)
- And Roses and Roses - Andy Williams (1955)
- Angels, Roses and Rain - Dickey Lee (1976)
- Anniversary Roses - Rosehill (2006)
- Anything Goes for the Love of Rose - Del Reeves (1968)
- Apples, Raisins and Roses - Eddy Arnold (1968)
- Are the Roses Not Blooming? - The Judds (1990)
- Artificial Rose - Jimmy Newman (1965)
- Autumn Rose Waltz - Georgia Gibbs (1949)
- Ballad of Sally Rose, The - Emmylou Harris (1985)
- Barbed Wire and Roses - Pinmonkey (2002)
- Barrels and Barrels of Roses - Jean Carson (1952)
- Barroom Roses - Moe Bandy (1985)
- Beautiful Prairie Rose - Bryan Akipa (2006)
- Bed of Rose's - The Statler Brothers (1971)
- Bed of Roses - Faith Hill (1995)
- Bells and Roses - Roseanne Cash (1996)
- Big Red Roses and Little White Lies - Kay Austin (1978)
- Big River Rose - Bob Luman (1962)
- Black Irish Rose - Butch Hancock (2000)
- Black Paper Roses - Dixie Lee Innes (1972)
- Black Rose - Doug Kershaw (1977)
- Blood Red Roses - Matthews' Southern Comfort (1969)
- Blue Rose - Rick Springfield (2005)
- Blue Rose is - Pam Tillis (1992)
- Blue Rose of Texas, The - Holly Dunn (1989)
- Blue Rose of the Rio - Hank Snow (1967)
- Blue Roses - Jimmy Nail (2006)
- Blue Skies and Roses - Karon Blackwell (1976)
- Bouquet of Roses - Mickey Gilley (1975)
- Box of Old Roses - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (1972)
- Bramble and the Rose, The - Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer (1992)
- Bramble Rose - Tift Merritt (2002)
- Brand New Bed of Roses - Charley Pride (1971)
- Bread and Roses - John Denver (1989)
- Briar and the Rose, The - Tom Waits (1993)
- Bring Your Roses to Her Now - Eddy Arnold (1949)
- Broken Rose - Plainville (2008)
- Buy Me a Rose - Kenny Rogers (2000)
- Buying Her Roses - Reba McEntire (1991)
- By the River of the Roses - George Morgan (1965)
- Cactus and a Rose - Gary Stewart (1980)
- California Rose - Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (1966)
- Candy and Roses - Sue Thompson (1972)
- Chocolates and Roses - Roger Jaep (2003)
- Christmas Roses - Hank Snow (1967)
- Chrysanthemums and Roses - Danny Bakan (2003)
- Cold Roses - Ryan Adams (2005)
- Color of Roses, The - Beth Nielson Chapman (1997)
- Coming Up Roses - Jerry Reed (1969)
- Convict and the Rose, The - Chet Atkins and Hank Snow (1964)
- Country Rose - Harvey Mandel (1995)
- Cowboy and the Rose - Chris LeDoux (1980)
- Crimson Rose - Larry Comstock (2008)
- Crimson Roses - Deep River (2004)
- Crushed Red Rose, A - Kenny Price (1952)
- Crushed Red Rose and a Faded Blue Ribbon, A - Moon Mullican (1952)
- Days of Wine and Roses - Andy Williams (1963)
- December Rose - Rodney Hayden (2002)
- Desert Rose - Chris Hillman (1984)
- Don't Forget to Bring Her a Rose - Rod McKuen (1965)
- Don't Neglect The Rose - The Lynn Morris Band (2003)
- Don't Step on Mother's Roses - Johnny Cash (1959)
- Down Among the Budded Roses - The Southern Grass (2002)
- Dozen Red Roses, A - Jett Williams (1999)
- Dozen White Roses, A - Alecia Nugent (2006)
- Dream Rose - Pace (2008)
- Dream Street Rose - Gordon Lightfoot (1980)
- Dress of Roses - Demolition String Band (2001)
- Eight Roses - Jett Williams (2007)
- Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea (1988)
- Eighteen Yellow Roses - Marty Robbins (1977)
- Eleven Roses - Hank Williams, Jr. (1972)
- Emma Rose - Kate Wolf (1976)
- English Rose - The Pretenders (1981)
- Every Rose Has its Thorn - Bret Michaels (2005)
- Everything's Coming Up Roses - Nanci Griffith (1998)
- Fable of the Rose, The - Frank Sinatra (1940)
- Faded Love and Withered Roses - Carl Smith (1969)
- Faded Old Rose - Jack Hardy (2002)
- Faded Rose - The Hilltoppers (1956)
- Faded Rose, a Broken Heart, A - Hank Snow (1951)
- Faded Roses of December, The - Finest Kind (1996)
- Fiddle and the Rose, The - Tom May (1994)
- First Rose - Johnny Bond (1967)
- Flo's Yellow Rose - Hoyt Axton (1981)
- For the Roses - Joni Mitchell (1972)
- Four Roses - Claude King (1969)
- Galveston Rose - Hank Snow (1942)
- Garden Rose - Kris Delmhorst (2001)
- Gardener for Her Roses - Nat Stuckey (1969)
- She Gave Herself a Rose - Kristin Lems (2002)
- Georgia Rose - Jimmie Dale Gilmore (2000)
- Ghost of a Rose - Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night (2003)
- Give Her All the Roses, Don't Wait Until Tomorrow - Tom Jones (1985)
- Give Me the Roses - Allison Williams (2008)
- Give My Love to Rose - Johnny Cash (1957)
- Golden Slipper Rose - Charlie Rich (1973)
- Good Year for the Roses, A - Elvis Costello (1994)
- Goodbye to the Roses - Jennifer Armstrong (1998)
- Gypsy Rose and Me - The Willis Brothers (1969)
- Hang on Rose - Gary Brooker (1982)
- Here Come More Roses - Helen Chance (1965)
- Hobo and the Rose, The - Webb Pierce (1966)
- Honeysuckle Rose - Willie Nelson (2003)
- I Ain't Got No Roses - Billy Walker (1951)
- I Buy Her Roses - Sammy Kershaw (1991)
- I Don't Mind the Thorns If You're the Rose - Lee Greenwood (1985)
- I Don't Want Your Red, Red Roses - Frankie Armstrong (1984)
- I Found You Among the Roses - The Carter Family (1940)
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson (1970)
- I Threw Away the Rose - George Jones (1988)
- I Wish I Was Somebody's Rose - Arkie Shibley (1951)
- I Wish My Love Was a Red Red Rose - Mick Hanley (1981)
- I Would Send You Roses But They Cost Too Much - Dolph Hewitt (1949)
- I'll Be Your San Antonio Rose - Emmylou Harris (1977)
- I'll Forget the Faded Roses - Buddy Starcher (1967)
- I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose - Marv Johnson (1969)
- I'm Bringing a Red Red Rose - Ruth Etting (2006)
- I'm Gonna Paint Me a Bed of Roses - Merle Haggard (1983)
- I'm Planting a Rose - Roy Acuff (1954)
- I'm Sending Roses to My Lawyer - Al Dexter (1944)
- I'm Sending You Red Roses - Jimmy Wakely (1944)
- I'm Strong, But I Like Roses - Rod McKuen (1965)
- Ice Rose - Captain Beefhart (2003)
- Importance of the Rose, The - The Limeliters (1968)
- In the Spring the Roses Always Turn Red - Dorsey Burnette (1972)
- Iowa Rose - Eddie Dean (1956)
- Isle of Wild Roses - Rusty Wellington (1967)
- It Happened at the Festival of Roses - Victor Young (1950)
- It Must Have Been the Roses - Jerry Garcia (1976)
- It's Too Late for Roses - The Statler Brothers (2001)
- Ivy Rose - George Hamilton IV (1995)
- Jimmy's Roses - Jody Miller (1974)
- Just a Rose in a Garden of Weeds - Bob Wilber (1994)
- Just One Rose Will Do - The Lewis Family (1960)
- Kiss and a Dozen Roses, A - Larry Finnegan (1963)
- Kiss and a Rose, A - The Orioles (1949)
- Kiss From a Rose - Seal (1994)
- Knight of the Rose, The - Eileen McGann (1991)
- Lace Mantilla and a Rose of Red, A - Claude King (1963)
- Lady Rose - Mungo Jerry (1971)
- Laredo Rose - The Texas Tornados (1990)
- Last Rose of Summer, The - Billie Jo Spears (1978)
- Last Rose, The - Bobby Vinton (1989), Mark Dining (1966)
- Last Summer Rose, The - John Cowan (2000)
- Lately Rose - Trader-Price (1990)
- LaVerne, My Brown-Eyed Rose - Montana Slim (1941)
- Lay My Head Beneath a Rose - Hank Snow (1966)
- Legend of a Christmas Rose - Red Sovine (1978)
- Liar's Roses - Tammy Wynette (1989)
- Lida Rose - The Lennon Sisters (1962)
- Like a Rose - Lucinda Williams (1988)
- Like Red on a Rose - Alan Jackson (2006)
- Like Thorns Upon a Rose - Meredith Neal (1961)
- Little Bunch of Roses - Norman Blake (2001)
- Little Georgia Rose - Seldom Scene (1973)
- Little Rose - Maria Gillard (2000)
- Little Rose of the Prairie - Judy Coder (2002)
- Little White Rose, A - Cliff and Tommy Carlisle (1936)
- Little White Roses - Paul and Price (2007)
- Little Yellow Roses - Jackie DeShannon (1963)
- Lollipops and Roses - Jack Jones (1962)
- Lonely Like a Rose - Ray Price and Willie Nelson (1980)
- Lonely Rose of Mexico - Sons of the Pioneers (1941)
- Long Tall Sally Rose - Emmylou Harris (1985)
- Love and a Yellow Rose - The Guess Who (1968)
- Love is a Rose - Neil Young (1977)
- Love Will Come Again Just Like the Roses - Bobby Mack (1973)
- Magenta Rose - Summer Lee (2002)
- Maker of Raindrops and Roses - Margie Rayburn (1965)
- Mama Liked the Roses - Elvis Presley (1970)
- Mama Sold Roses - Gene Watson (1978)
- Martha's Roses - Burleigh Grimes (2004)
- Maybe Then I'll Be a Rose - June Tabor (2001)
- Me and the Wildwood Rose - Carlene Carter (1994)
- Memory of a Rose - Jerry Irby (1949)
- Mexicali Rose - Hank Locklin (1958)
- Million Roses, A - Eddy Arnold (1966)
- Millions of Roses - James Darren (1965)
- Mighty Lak a Rose - George Morgan (1961)
- Misty Roses - Jesse Colin Young (1994)
- Molly Rose - Sand Mountain (2000)
- Moonlight and Roses - The Lawrence Welk Orchestra (1965)
- Moonlight and Roses Bring Mem'ries of You - Vic Dana (1965)
- My Beautiful Washington Rose - Arkie Shibley (1951)
- My Brown-Eyed Prairie Rose - Wilf Carter (1938)
- My Brown-Eyed Texas Rose - Stuart Hamblen (1942)
- My Filipino Rose - Hand Snow, Ernest Tubb (1949)
- My Heart is in the Roses - Slim Whitman (1960)
- My Last Rose - Liz Anderson (1985)
- My Little Georgia Rose - Bill Monroe (1966)
- My Little Wild Rose of the Hills - Redd Stewart (1950)
- My Love for the Rose - Willie Nelson (2003)
- My Love is Like a Red Red Rose - Derek Jarman (1977)
- My Luv's Like a Red Red Rose - Sheena Wellington (1995)
- My Oklahoma Rose - Wilf Carter (1951)
- My Old Faded Rose - Johnny Sea (1965)
- My Prairie Rose - Montana Slim (1959)
- My Rambler Rose - The Paul Whiteman Orchestra (1922)
- My Rose of Old Kentucky - The Blue Grass Boys (1948)
- My Rose of the Prairie - Gene Autry (1937)
- My San Fernando Rose - Tex Williams (1950)
- My Special Rose - Little Johnny Taylor (1973)
- My Sweet Ruby Rose - Gary 'U.S.' Bonds (1964)
- My Tears Are on the Roses - Judy Lynn (1964)
- My Twilight Rose - The Paul Whiteman Orchestra (1924)
- My Wild Irish Rose - Dennis Day (1947)
- My Young Dixie Rose - Bob Cheevers (1997)
- Neon Rose - New Riders of the Purple Sage (1974)
- New Mexican Rose - The Four Seasons (1963)
- New San Antonio Rose - The Texas Playboys (1940)
- Nickel for a Dozen Roses, A - Big Bill Lister (1951)
- Nightingale and the Rose, The - Ann Rachlin (2007)
- No Rose of San Antone - Roy Hall (1951)
- No Time for Roses - Jack Barlow (1969)
- Nothing's Prettier Than Rose is - Charley Pride (1978)
- Oahu Rose - Hank Snow (1967)
- Occasional Rose, An - Marty Robbins (1980)
- October Rose - Greg Wilson (2000)
- October Roses - Linda Allen (1984)
- Oklahoma Rose - Rex Allen, Jr. (1980)
- Old Rose Motel - Great White (1992)
- On the Banks of Red Roses - Buffy Sainte-Marie (1965)
- One By One the Roses Died - Mike Clifford (1964)
- One Dollar Rose - Jasper Stone (1999)
- One Dozen Roses - The Harry James Orchestra (1942)
- One Dozen Roses and Our Love - George Morgan (1964)
- One Faded Rose - Charlie Phillips (1957)
- One Little Rose - Jim Reeves (1972)
- One Lonely Teardrop on a Rose - R. Carter Blue (2004)
- One Red Rose - John Prine (1980)
- One Rose - Craig Bickhardt (2001)
- One Rose is All it Takes to Say I Love You - George Morgan (1965)
- One Rose That's Left in My Heart - George Morgan (1957)
- One Rose, The - Johnny Cash (1996)
- One Rose Today, One Rose Tomorrow - Tommy Sands (1965)
- One Run for the Roses - Narvel Felts (1978)
- One White Rose - Hawkshaw Hawkins (1954)
- Only Rose, The - The Wilkinsons (2000)
- Only the Black Rose - The Yardbirds (1967)
- Orange Roses - Jessa Young (2007)
- Origami Roses - John Flynn (1999)
- Our Bed of Roses - George Jones (1999)
- Paint a Rose on the Garden Wall - Slim Whitman (1949)
- Painted, Tainted Rose - Al Martino (1963)
- Paper Roses - Marie Osmond (1973), Anita Bryant (1960)
- Perfect Rose, A - Terry Kitchen (1999)
- Petal From a Faded Rose - Rex Allen (1949)
- Petal From a Rose - Leon Ashley and Margie Singleton (1969)
- Pink Carnations and Yellow Roses - Ray Campbell (1960)
- Photograph and a Faded Rose, A - Scotty Evans (1954)
- Place for Mama's Roses, A - Red Sovine (1978)
- Plastic Rose - Dave Alvin (1991)
- Platinum Rose - Nancy Lamka (2005)
- Poor Little Heartbroken Rose - Rose Maddox (1954)
- Poor Man's Roses, A - Stacy Dean Campbell (1993)
- Poor Man's Roses or a Rich Man's Gold, A - Patsy Cline (1957)
- Poor Wilted Rose - Ann J. Morton (1976)
- Prairie Rose - Big Country (1998)
- Promise Me a Rose - Anita Bryant (1959)
- Purple Rose - Jennifer Johnson (2004)
- Purple Roses - Scott Mann (2004)
- Rainbows and Roses - Billy Walker (1979)
- Ramble on Rose - Grateful Dead (1972)
- Ramblin' Rose - Nat 'King' Cole (1962)
- Rambling Rose - Gordon MacRae (1948)
- Rarest Rose - Lui Collins (2000)
- Real Roses - Burl Ives (1970)
- Red is the Rose - The Highwaymen (2008)
- Red Red Rose - Emmylou Harris (1990)
- Red River Rose - Mark Elliott (2006)
- Red Rose, The - Nancy Cassidy (2008)
- Red Rose for Lisa, A - Hugh Moffatt (1996)
- Red Roses - Martin and Jessica Ruby Simpson (1995)
- Red Roses and White Wine - The Limeliters (1961)
- Red Roses for a Blue Lady - Vic Dana (1965)
- Red Roses for Me - Tom Maguire (1973)
- Red Roses From the Blue Side of Town - George Morgan (1973)
- Red Roses Tied in Blue - Clyde Moody (1948)
- Red Roses Won't Work Now - Reba McEntire (1985)
- Red Velvet Rose - Anthony Delallo (2007)
- Redneck Roses - Tracy Byrd (1994)
- Regrets and Roses - Danny Darrow (1964)
- Ribbons and Roses - Janie Grant (1964)
- Ridiculous Rose - Shel Silverstein (1983)
- Ring Around the Roses - Webb Pierce (1966)
- Road and the Rose, The - Hugh Blumenfeld (1993)
- Robins and Roses - Rebecca Kilgore (1999)
- Rocks and Roses - Jeff Copley (1995)
- Rocky Mountain Rose - Snooky Lanson (1956)
- Rodeo Rose - Chris LeDoux (2007)
- Room Full of Roses - Mickey Gilley (1974)
- Rose - Vaughn Monroe (1968)
- Rose, The - Bette Midler (1980)
- Rose among the Thorns, A - Don Rigsby (1998)
- Rose and a Baby Ruth, A - George Hamilton IV (1956)
- Rose and a Kiss, A - Madhouse (1994)
- Rose and a Prayer, A - Vaughn Monroe (1941)
- Rose and a Star, A - Nick Noble (1963)
- Rose and a Thorn, A - Bobby Lord (1961)
- Rose and the Butterfly, The - Rosemary Clooney (1961)
- Rose and the End, A - Andre Previn (1959)
- Rose and the Thorn - Thirteenth Floor Elevators (1968)
- Rose Ann - Chet Atkins (1965)
- Rose Bouquet - Phil Vassar (2001)
- Rose By Any Other Name, A - Ronnie Milsap (1975)
- Rose City Chimes - Bobby Garrett (1958)
- Rose-Colored Eyes - Moby Grape (1968)
- Rose-Colored Gin - Johnny Darrell (1975)
- Rose-Colored Glasses - John Conlee (1978)
- Rose Conelly - Flatts and Scruggs (1965)
- Rose-Covered Garden, A - Mitchell Torok (1960)
- Rose Darling - Steely Dan (1975)
- Rose Ellen - Nat Stuckey (1999)
- Rose for a Lady, A - Danny O'Flaherty (2006)
- Rose for Cindy, A - Stoned Soul Picnic (1968)
- Rose for Emily, A - The Zombies (1968)
- Rose for My Darling, A - The El Dorados (1957)
- Rose From a Bride's Bouquet - George Jones (1964)
- Rose From Another Garden - Dan Seals (1994)
- Rose From Your Bouquet, A - Larry Lee (1954)
- Rose Garden - k.d. lang (1986)
- Rose Growing in the Ruins, A - The Rivingtons (1966)
- Rose in a Bible - The Lewis Family (1995)
- Rose in a Garden of Weeds, A - Pugwash (2006)
- Rose in April, A - Kate Rusby (1998)
- Rose in Her Hair, The - Slim Dusty (1977)
- Rose in Her Window - Edmond Hall (1949)
- Rose in June, A - Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman (1996)
- Rose in Paradise - Waylon Jennings (1987)
- Rose in the Garden, The - Josephine Marsh Band (2001)
- Rose in the Heather - Nazareth (1975)
- Rose in the Mountain - Mike Seeger (1993)
- Rose in the Sand - Gene Watson (2001)
- Rose in Your Hair - Norman Phelps and Band (1936)
- Rose is a Rose, A - Richard Dobson, Meredith Edwards (2001)
- Rose is For Today - Charley Pride (1977)
- Rose is Growing in the Ruins, A - The Rivingtons (1966)
- Rose is Hard to Beat - Del Reeves (1971)
- Rose is Still a Rose, A - Aretha Franklin (1998)
- Rose Island Road - Squirrel Bait (1987)
- Rose Knows No Age - The Vienna Art Orchestra (1995)
- Rose Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin (2000)
- Rose Leaves the Apartment - Keith Emerson (2000)
- Rose Marie - The Pure Texas Band (1998)
- Rose Mary - Fats Domino (1953)
- Rose of Alabama, The - Craig Smith (1997)
- Rose of Allendale, The - Mary Black (1983)
- Rose of Bethlehem - Selah (2002)
- Rose of Cimarron - Poco (1976)
- Rose of El Paso - Mel Tillis (1985)
- Rose of England - Nick Lowe (1985)
- Rose of Italy - Bad Manners (2005)
- Rose of Jericho - Eleventh Dream Day (1991)
- Rose of Love - Red Sovine (1962)
- Rose of Memphis, The - Rodney Crowell (1994)
- Rose of Monterrey - Ben Hall (1994)
- Rose of My Heart - Johnny Rodriguez (1984)
- Rose of Newfoundland, The - Al Grierson (1994)
- Rose of No Man's Land, The - Tulsa Tradition (1998)
- Rose of Old Pawnee - Don Edwards (1996)
- Rose of Old Kentucky - Byron Berline and Vince Gill (1995)
- Rose of Old Monterrey - Hank Snow and Anita Carter (1962)
- Rose of Rangoon, The - Erik Frandsen (1992)
- Rose of Red River Valley - Slim Dusty (1985)
- Rose of Reynosa - Johnny Gimble (1988)
- Rose of San Antone - Bashful Brother Oswald (1998)
- Rose of Tennessee - The Sawtooth Mountain Boys (2000)
- Rose of the Alamo - Rosalie Allen (1949)
- Rose of the Rio Grande - Modern Jazz Quartet (2007)
- Rose of the San Joaquin, The - Tom Russell (1995)
- Rose of Tijuana - Billy Thompson (1990)
- Rose of Tralee, The - Bing Crosby (1945)
- Rose of Washington Square - Clancy Hayes (1964)
- Rose Petals - Leslie Smith (2006)
- Rose Petals of Regret - Eversfield (2005)
- Rose Room - The George Wettling Jazz Band (1951)
- Rose, Rose, I Love You - Frankie Laine (1951)
- Rose Tattoo, The - Perry Como (1955)
- Rose Upon the Riverbank - Jeannie Seely (2003)
- Rose Without a Thorn - Marque (2001)
- Rose You Wore for Me, The - Debra Cowan (2001)
- Rosebud Blooms But Once, The - Debra Cowan (2001)
- Rosebud Blues - Rosie Flores (1992)
- Rosebud in June - Steeleye Span (1972)
- Rosebuds and You - Benny Martin (1963)
- Rose's Rambles - Ron Carlson (2005)
- Roses - Catie Curtis (1999)
- Roses After the Rain - Ricky Van Shelton (1993)
- Roses Ain't Red - Diane Pfeifer (1980)
- Roses All the Way - Maynard Ferguson (1952)
- Roses and Chocolates - Quentin Thomas (2006)
- Roses and Intentions - Lynn Miles (1991)
- Roses and Love Songs - Ray Price (1975)
- Roses and Revolvers - Tex Williams (1955)
- Roses and Rainbows - Danny Hutton (1965)
- Roses and Roses - Sarah Vaughan (1994)
- Roses and Thorns - Michael Martin Murphy (1993)
- Roses are Blooming - The Silva-Tones (1957)
- Roses are Blooming in Picardy, The - Sam Lee (1987)
- Roses are Free - Phish (1998)
- Roses Are Red - Bobby Goldsboro (1964)
- Roses Are Red, My Love - Bobby Vinton (1962)
- Roses Blue - Joni Mitchell (1969)
- Roses Every Friday - Nancy Hewitt (1996)
- Roses for a Sunday Morning - Country Gazette (1974)
- Roses for Mama - C. W. McCall (1977)
- Roses for Remembrance - Vaughn Monroe (1948)
- Roses for Roseanne - Roscoe Mitchell (1990)
- Roses for Sale - Connie Cato (1981)
- Roses for Your Pillow - Nat Adderley (1963)
- Roses From a Stranger - Leroy Van Dyke (1965)
- Roses From the South - Andre Rieu (2005)
- Roses From the Wrong Man - Christine Lavin (2000)
- Roses Have Thorns - Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers (1947)
- Roses Have Thorns, So They Tell Me - Dick Thomas (1947)
- Roses in December - Larry Boone (1988)
- Roses I Picked for Our Wedding, The - Gene Autry (1950)
- Roses in the Rain - Bobby Scott (1960)
- Roses in the Snow - Curtis Burch (2004)
- Roses in the Wine - Hank Thompson (1973)
- Roses in the Winter - Merle Haggard (1978)
- Roses, Love and Promises - Hugh Moffatt (1989)
- Roses of Yesterday - Sinner (2003)
- Roses on My Shoulder - Skeeter Davis (1986)
- Roses on the Fourth of July - Nanci Griffith (2001)
- Roses Out of Season - Porter Wagoner (1970)
- Roses Poses - Bobby Hutcherson (1976)
- Roses Remind Me of You - Eddie Dean (1951)
- Roses Round My Feet - Tish Hinojosa (2000)
- Roses Speak Louder Than Words - Tommy Sands (1953)
- Roses to Reno - Eddy Arnold (1971)
- Ruby and the Rose, The - Hal Ketchum (2003)
- Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg (1982)
- Saber and the Rose, The - Kris Kristofferson (1978)
- Saint Therese of the Roses - The Dominos (1957)
- Sally Go Round the Roses - The Jaynetts (1963)
- San Antonio Rose - Johnny Gimble and Ray Price (1983)
- Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Tony Orlando and Dawn (1973)
- Scattered Roses - George Morgan (1969)
- Second-Hand Rose - Barbara Streisand (1987)
- Seed Before the Rose, A - Tommy Overstreet (1972)
- Send Her Roses - Don Williams (1986)
- Send Me No Roses - Tommy Overstreet (1973)
- Seven Roses - Jorgen Ingmann (1966)
- She Don't Like Roses - Christine Kane (2002)
- She Gets the Roses, I Get the Tears - Donna Odom (1968)
- She Makes My Roses Grow - Eddy Arnold (1998)
- She's a Rose From the Garden of Prayer - Hank Snow (1968)
- Shenandoah Rose - Hugo and Luigi (1957)
- Silent Tears and Roses - Herb Alpert (1992)
- Single Crimson Rose, A - Amie Comeaux (1998)
- Single Rose, A - Rosie Flores (2004)
- Single Roses - Andrew Calhoun (2004)
- Single Yellow Rose, A - Isla Grant (2000)
- Sixteen Roses - Palmer and Riner (2000)
- Smell the Roses - Michael Boots Robinson (2004)
- Smile a Little Smile For Me, Rose Marie - The Flying Machine (1969)
- Soft as a Rose - Crispian St. Peters (1969)
- Somebody Remembers the Rose - Whiskeytown (1998)
- Somebody's Rose - Jimmy Wakely (1946)
- Sometimes a Rose - Ray Price (1991)
- Song of the Yukon Rose - Chris LeDoux (1990)
- Southern Roses - Waltz the Symphony (2006)
- Stop and Smell the Roses - Mac Davis (1974)
- Stores Are Full of Roses, The - Jack Grayson (1980)
- Story of Seven Roses - The Shelton Brothers (1937)
- Summer of Roses - Willie Nelson (2003)
- Summer Roses - Ned Miller (1966)
- Sun Valley Rose - Slim Dusty (1964)
- Sunshine and Roses - Merrilee Rush (1968)
- Sunshine Rose - Bobby Sherman (1975)
- Sunshine Roses - Gene Cotton (1974)
- Sweet as the Roses of Spring - Cliff Carlisle (1937)
- Sweet Desert Rose - Bill and Bonnie Hearne (1997)
- Sweet Kentucky Rose - Kitty Kallen (1955)
- Sweet Rose - Matt Costa (2006)
- Sweet Was Our Rose - Atlanta (1984)
- Tattoo Rose - Andy Griggs (2007)
- Tea Rose - Nani Bregvadze (2005)
- Teardrop on a Rose, A - Connie Stevens (1962)
- Teardrops on a Rose - Sleepy LaBeef (1963)
- Teardrops on the Roses - Dolph Hewitt (1951)
- Tears and Roses - Al Martino (1964)
- Tennessee Rose - Emmylou Harris (1982)
- Thank You For the Roses - Kitty Wells (1979)
- There Ain't No Roses in My Bed - Leroy Van Dyke (1975)
- There are Roses Somewhere in the World - Bobby Taylor (1972)
- There is a Rose in Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King (1961)
- There's a Rose That Grows in the Ozarks - Eddie Dean (1946)
- They Are the Roses - Jessica Andrews (2003)
- Thorn in Our Roses - Steve Alaimo (1971)
- Thorn of a White Rose - John Beasley (2005)
- Thorn on the Rose, The - Joe Dowell (1962)
- Three Roses - The Wanderers (1954)
- Thunder and Roses - Pam Tillis (2001)
- Tiger Rose - The Jerry Garcia Band (1980)
- Til a Tear Becomes a Rose - Lorrie Morgan and Keith Whitley (1990)
- To a Wild Rose - The King Cole Trio (1951)
- To an Old Rose - Frank Ferrel (1990)
- Trampled Rose - Tom Waits (2004)
- Trouble With Roses - Nanci Griffith (2002)
- Tumbleweed and the Rose, The - Charley Pride (1986)
- Tuscan Red Rose - Larry Penn (2004)
- Twelve Long-Stem Roses - Mel Tillis (1970)
- Twelve Red Roses - Betty Harris (1966)
- Two Dozen Roses - Shenandoah (1989)
- Unwithered Rose - The New Seekers (1972)
- Valley of Roses - Jerry Byrd (1962)
- Van Lear Rose - Loretta Lynn (2004)
- Violet and a Rose, The - Mel Tillis (1958)
- Violet and the Rose, The - Macalias (2000)
- Violet Purple Rose - Chris Squire and Billy Sherwood (2005)
- Wallpaper Roses - Jerry Wallace (1966)
- Waltz of the Roses - Sons of the Pioneers (1951)
- War of the Roses, The - Jack Hardy (1984)
- Wasps and White Roses - Matt Bauer (2006)
- Watch the Roses Grow - Wilma Burgess (1968)
- Wear a Red Rose - The Country Gentlemen (1961)
- Weeds Outlived the Roses, The - Darrell McCall (1978)
- Weren't the Roses Beautiful in May - Nat Stuckey (1969)
- When the Roses Bloom Again - Laura Cantrell (2002)
- When the Roses Bloom Around Our Cabin Door - Skeets McDonald (1950)
- When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland - Hartford and Hartford (1991)
- When the Roses Bloom Next Spring - Red Steagall (1999)
- When the Roses Die - Merle Haggard (1973)
- When the Snow is on the Roses - Sonny James (1972)
- When the White Roses Bloom - Dale Evans (1947)
- When You Give a Rose to a Redhead - Cousin Herb Henson (1954)
- When You Thanked Me For the Roses - Judy Lynn (1963)
- When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose - Jerry Lee Lewis (1970)
- Where Southern Roses Climb - Cliff Carlisle (1931)
- Where the Red Red Roses Grow - Claude King (1992)
- Where the Rose is Sown - Big Country (1998)
- Where the Roses Never Fade - Christy Lane (1991)
- Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave (1995)
- White Rose - Toby Keith (2007)
- White Rose of Athens - The Chordettes (1962)
- White Roses - Jann Browne (1995)
- Who Gave You the Roses - Bing Crosby (1955)
- Wild Mountain Rose - Les Taylor (1998)
- Wild Rose - Victoria Shaw (1997)
- Wild Rose, North Dakota - Matt Howard (2009)
- Wild Rose of the Mountain - David Schnaufer (1999)
- Wild Rose of the Mountains - John McCutcheon (1982)
- Wild Rose of Virginia - John Wesley Ryles (1977)
- Wild Roses - Kimmie Rhodes (1996)
- Wild Texas Rose - Billy Walker (1988)
- Wild Wild Rose - Glen Garrison (1968)
- Will You Be My Rose? - Bill Morrissey (2001)
- Wilting Rose - Doug Supernaw (1999)
- Windrose - Joan Baez (1973)
- Wine-Colored Roses - George Jones (1986)
- Would You Settle For Roses? - Susan Raye (1973)
- Yella Rose - Butch Hancock (1985)
- Yaller Rose of Texas - Homer and Jethro (1955)
- Yellow Rose of Texas - Johnny Lee and Lane Brody (1984)
- Yellow Roses - Dolly Parton (1989)
- Yellow Roses Mean Goodbye - The Billy Vaughn Orchestra (1967)
- Yesterday's Roses - Marty Robbins (1965)
- You and Me and Tears and Roses - Jan Howard (1967)
- You Are a Rose - Ed Bruce (1986)
- You Can't Pick a Rose in December - Ernie Ashworth (1960)
- You Can't Pick All the Roses - Ken Marvin (1951)
- You Get the Roses, I Get the Thorns - Jimmy Osborne (1959)
- Your Love Died Like the Rose - The Johnson Mountain boys (1983)
- Your Pretty Roses Came Too Late - Lois Johnson (1977)
Songs about Thorns
- Dark and Thorny - Dudley Connell (1999)
- Every Rose Has its Thorn - Bret Michaels (2005)
- I Don't Mind the Thorns If You're the Rose - Greenwood (1985)
- Like Thorns Upon a Rose - Meredith Neal (1961)
- Rose among the Thorns, A - Don Rigsby (1998)
- Rose and a Thorn, A - Bobby Lord (1961)
- Rose and the Thorn - Thirteenth Floor Elevators (1968)
- Rose Without a Thorn - Marque (2001)
- Roses and Thorns - Michael Martin Murphy (1993)
- Roses and Thorns - Jeannie C. Riley (1971)
- Roses Have Thorns - Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers (1947)
- Roses Have Thorns, So They Tell Me - Dick Thomas (1947)
- Somewhere among the Briars - Hugh Moffatt (1996)
- Thorn in My Heart - The Texas Playboys (1949)
- Thorn in Our Roses - Steve Alaimo (1971)
- Thorn on the Rose, The - Joe Dowell (1962)
- Thorn Tree in the Garden - Derek and the Dominos (1970)
- You Get the Roses, I Get the Thorns - Jimmy Osborne (1959)
Songs about Primroses
- Evening Primrose - Jimmy Kaleth (2009)
- Hemlock and Primrose - The Clinch Mountain Boys (1967)
- Periwinkle and the Primrose, The - Galiana, Boulanger, Morando and Wiener (2008)
- Primrose Jill - Roger Cook (1970)
- Primrose Lane - Ray Cooper (2007)
- Primrose Path - David Gerlach (2010)
- Sweet Primroses - Shirley Collins (2002)
Songs with rose-related words
- Blame It on Rosey – Ray Sanders (1970)
- Cracklin' Rosie – Neil Diamond (1970)
- For Rosanna – Chris de Burgh (1986)
- Hemlock and Primrose - The Clinch Mountain Boys (1967)
- Lily Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts – Bob Dylan (1975)
- Little Rosa - Harold Bradley (1966)
- Little Rosewood Casket – The Osborne Brothers (1968)
- Never Naughty Rosie – Sue Thompson (1965)
- Paper Rosie – Gene Watson (1977)
- Really Rosie - Carole King (1975)
- Rockin' in Rosalee's Boat – Nick Nixon (1976)
- Rosalee – Stacy Dean Campbell (1992)
- Rosalie – Sam Neely (1973)
- Rosalinda's Eyes - Billy Joel (1978)
- Rosalita - Al Dexter (1944)
- Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) - Bruce Springsteen (1973)
- Rosanna - Toto (1982)
- Rosanna's Goning Wild – Johnny Cash (1968)
- Rosalia – Better Than Ezra (1995)
- Roseland Melody – Milton Brown (1932)
- Roseland Shuffle - Count Basie (1937)
- Rosemarie - The Monkees (1969)
- Rosemary - Brian Hyland (1959)
- Rosemary Blue – Neil Sedaka (1971)
- Rosemary, Rosemary – Bobby Hutcherson (2009)
- Rosemary's Waltz – Tom Adler and Co. (2001)
- Rosetta – Stephan Crump (2006)
- Roseville Fair – Bill Staines (1985)
- Rosewood Bitter – Michael Stanley (1972)
- Rosey Dance, The – Johnny Thunder (1963)
- Rosie - Jon Bon Jovi (1991)
- Rosie (Do You Wanna Talk It Over) – Red Steagall (1976)
- Rosie Cries a Lot – Ferlin Husky (1974)
- Rosie Lee – Jimmy Edwards (1960)
- Rosie Lee – The Mello-Tones (1957)
- Rosie Let's Get Cozy – Dave Rich (1958)
- Rosie Mae – John Lee Hooker (1957)
- Rosie Red – Andre Previn Trio (1960)
- Rosie Strikes Back – Rosanne Cash (2005)
- Rosie, Why Do You Wear My Ring – Kenny Dino (1962)
- Rosie's Gone Again – Jimmie John (1957)
- Rosie's Room – The Buddy Morrow Orchestra (1956)
- Rosy Cheeks – Red Nichols (1998)
- Sweet Rosanna – Rex Allen, Jr. (1984)
- Sweet Roseanna – Cathy Barton and Dave Para (2000)
- Sweet Rosie Jones – Buck Owens (1968)
- Too Much Rosita – Nick Todd (1958)
- Where the Rio De Rosa Flows – Jimmy Lloyd (1957)
Singers and Groups with the word rose
- Axyl Rose
- Bobby Rosegarden
- Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
- Darlin' and Rose
- David Rose
- Desert Rose Band
- Diana DeRose
- Felipe Rose (of the Village People)
- Frank D. Rosenthal
- Fred Rose
- Guns n Roses
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Julius LaRosa
- Rosa Lee Brooks
- Rosa Lee Hawkins
- Rosalie Allen
- Rosalind Ashford
- Rosanne Cash
- Rose Garden, The
- Rose Lee Maphis
- Rose Maddox
- Rose Royce
- Rosebud
- Rosemary Clooney
- Rosetta Hightower
- Rosey Nix Adams
- Rosie and Retta
- Rosie and the Originals
- Rosie Flores
- Rosie Hamlin
- Rosie Ledford
- Rosie Stone
- The Maddox Brothers and Rose
- Tim Rose
- Wild Rose
Some of the song titles on this page come from Eric's Thematic Songlists
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