Spanish Harlem:The Mamas And Papas.
Top of the charts in 1966.
#1.
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem.
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem.
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It is a special one..it's never seen the sun.
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
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and all the stars are gleaming.
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It's growing in the street right up through the concrete,
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but soft and sweet and dreaming.
#2.
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem.
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem.
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With eyes as black as coal, that look down in my soul
and start a fire there and then I lose control,
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I have to beg your pardon.
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I'm gonna pick that rose and watch her as she grows,
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in my garden.
(ORCHESTRAL BREAK:)
#3.
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It is a special one..it's never seen the sun.
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
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and all the stars are gleaming.
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I'm gonna pick that rose and watch her as she grows,
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in my garden.
OUTRO:
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem.
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem.
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem.
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
