s wedding day Old Smoky Joe's so happy, he can hardly wait He's spent a million dollars for his wedding date Yeah man, they're gonna celebrate It's Minnie the Moocher's wedding
girl so long One day when she got home from school She slipped a little note beneath the tattered lining And here is what he wrote, "Roses are red,
dignity? Blind man breakin' out of a trance Puts both of his hands in the pockets of chance Hopin' to find one circumstance Of dignity I went to the wedding
I did before love came to town Used to find love under a red sunset I was making promises I was soon to forget I was as pale as the lace on my wedding
you just a normal guy Who dresses like a butterfly? Jesse Jane I paid my bill and I turned around Facing every red neck in that one horse town His face was red
I saw you in your wedding gown the prettiest dress I came into the room that night and made such a mess In my own way I lovingly kiss the bride With your
big word for a country girl like you I know it's just your daddy talking, 'cause he knows That blood red carpet at the Salem Church of Christ Ain't gonna ever see no wedding
to Glasters, that's all The next time was '89 with the raggle-taggle band We were jammin' jigs and reels in a backstage transit van I wore a wedding
with a question Show some kindness to a petty thief Forgive, you did forgive And watched the migrants smoke in the old orange grove And the red rocket
is my verse Hello? She look at me I'm dancin' crazy You know, you're quite the charmer My knight in armour You're the cutest of the scoobies With your lips as red
Last night all alone in a barroom Met a girl with a drink in her hand She had ruby red lips coal black hair and eyes That would tempt any man Then she
set like a stone I've had some time to think about you On the long ride home One day I took your tiny hand Put your finger in the wedding band Your
daddy you ain't nobody (You ain't nobody) See Red and yellow, black and tan But white that's the color of the big boss man Red and yellow, black and
Mystery man" God help the bride She's a widow all in red With his red still wet, she said I'll put him on the wedding list I'll put him on the wedding
you seen dignity?" Blind man breakin' out of a trance Puts both his hands in the pocket of chance Hopin' to find one circumstance of dignity I went to the wedding
what I did before love came to town Used to make love under a red sunset I was making promises I was soon to forget She's pale as the lace of her wedding
Ugh, ugh, I'm comin' Watch ya back, I'm comin' Big Will for the Y2K, ugh Feel the earth tremble, see the skies turn red Eclipses, shooting stars, turn
RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY Writers Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett I want some red roses for a blue lady Mister florist take my order please We had a silly quarrel