| A Poor Man’s Roses Or A Rich Man’s Gold . |
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| I must make up my mind today |
| What to have, what to hold |
| A poor man’s roses |
| Or a rich man’s gold |
| One’s as wealthy as a king in a palace |
| Tho' he’s callous and cold |
| He may learn to give his heart for love |
| Instead of buyin' it with gold |
| Then the poor man’s roses |
| And the thrill when we kiss |
| Will be memories of paradise |
| That I’ll never miss |
| And yet the hand that brings the rose tonight |
| Is the hand I will hold |
| For the rose of love means more to me More than any rich man’s gold |
| (Repeat last two verses) |
