Rose Garden

MORRISSEY Song
Name	(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
Writer	Joe South

Information

Original version by Lynn Anderson, covered by Morrissey live in concert

Lyrics

I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine There's gotta be a little rain some time When you take you gotta give so live and let live Or let go oh-whoa-whoa-whoa I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden

I could promise you things like big diamond rings But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of clover So you better think it over Well if sweet-talkin' you could make it come true I would give you the world right now on a silver platter But what would it matter So smile for a while and let's be jolly Love shouldn't be so melancholy Come along and share the good times while we can

I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine There's gotta be a little rain some time

I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden

I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon But if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just as soon let you go But there's one thing I want you to know You better look before you leap, still waters run deep And there won't always be someone there to pull you out And you know what I'm talkin' about So smile for a while and let's be jolly Love shouldn't be so melancholy Come along and share the good times while we can

I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine There's gotta be a little rain some time, I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden

Related Items

• TTY: Lynn Anderson comments on Morrissey - Morrissey-solo (Aug. 2, 2015)
• TTY: Lynn Anderson, RIP - Morrissey-solo (July 31, 2015)

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 2

Morrissey live history:

• Nashville, Tennessee 2015-07-03 (Morrissey concert)
• Phoenix, Arizona 2017-11-16 (Morrissey concert)

Appears On

• Low In High School
• All The Young People Must Fall In Love (single)

Discogs Information

Credits

• Producer - Glenn Sutton

Notes

Runouts mostly stamped. Etched "s" signifies Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria pressing.

Vinyl, not styrene.

® "Columbia" Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.

Images

• Rose Garden / Nothing Between Us - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/148622
• Rose Garden / Nothing Between Us (7" 45 RPM Single Santa Maria Pressing) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1326817-Lynn-Anderson-Rose-Garden-Nothing-Between-Us

Wikipedia Information

"Rose Garden" (sometimes titled "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter Joe South. It was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush". Versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appeared shortly after the original. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, Lynn Anderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However, Anderson's producer rejected the song's recording because he did not consider it to be a female tune. After much convincing, the song was eventually recorded and released as a single by Columbia Records. The song became a crossover hit after it reached both the American Billboard country and pop charts. "Rose Garden" also became a major hit worldwide, reaching the number one spot in multiple countries. In 1971 at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards, the Lynn Anderson version of "Rose Garden" won her the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. "Rose Garden" has since been recorded by artists of various styles and musical genres. Notable covers include those by k.d. Lang in 1985 and Martina McBride in 2005. Yet it is Anderson's version that has been considered a country music standard and signature country pop recording. In recent years, the song has appeared in various music publications.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Garden_(Billy_Joe_Royal_song)

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