Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Prine
Canonical path: /prine-john/one-red-rose
Related lyric paths: 6
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One Red Rose
Read One Red Rose lyrics by John Prine on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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One Red Rose
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The rain came down
On the tin roof
Hardly
A sound was left
From the birthday party
The kitchen light
Fell asleep
On the bedroom floor
Me and her were talking softer
Than all the time
Before I lost her
Picture sat on top
Of the chest of drawers
Chorus:
One red rose
In the Bible
Pressed between
The Holy alphabet
Probably wouldn't believe you
If you told me
But what I never knew
I never will forget
Rainy nites
Get dark real early
Her dress was soft
And her hair was curly
We danced around the table
To the old banjo
Rainy nites
Were made for lovers
We lay there still
Beneath the covers
And I ain't never felt
Like that before
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John Prine performs "One Red Rose", and this lyric page sits inside the John Prine catalog on LyroVerse.
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