THIS OLD MAN CAME IN FROM THE COLD
AND HE WALKED RIGHT UP TO THE BANDSTAND
HE LOOKED AT ME THROUGH TEARS IN HIS EYES
HE WHISPERED AS HE REACHED FOR MY HAND

HE SAID SON DO YOU KNOW THE OLD SONGS
OS SAID YES SIR, I CAN PLAY EM ALL NIGHT
HE ASKED ME TO PLAY HIM CORRINA
THE LAST SONG HE DANCED TO WITH HIS WIFE

JUST AS THE SONG WAS ENDING
A SMILE ON HIS FACE BEGAN TO SHOW
AS HE SLOWLY DREW FROM HIS POCKET
A SHORT STEMMED DECEMBER ROSE

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HE SAID YOULL NEVER SEE ME WITHOUT IT
WHEREVER IM GOIN IT GOES
OUR LOVE WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN
REMEMBER A DECEMBER ROSE

HE SAID SON ILL TELL YOU ABOUT HARD TIMES
THAT WINTER OF THIRTY THREE
I GAVE HER THAT ROSE ON HER BIRTHDAY
AND THIS WHAT SHE SAID TO ME

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HE SAID SON I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS
SO THE MEMORY CAN LIVE ON AND ON
SOON ILL BE WITH HER IN HEAVEN
HE GAVE ME THAT ROSE AND WAS GONE

YOU MAY SAY ITS ONLY A FLOWER
AND FLOWERS THEY GROW EVERYDAY
TO ME ITS A SYMBOL OF UNDYING LOVE
AND IT STAYS IN MY GUITAR CASE

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