Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson (1970)

The song Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson was released in 1970. It was written by Joe South and became a huge hit, topping both the country and pop charts. The song’s optimistic lyrics and catchy melody resonated with audiences, making it a timeless classic.
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Did You Know

• Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson was released in 1970 and became Anderson’s signature song, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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• The song was written by Joe South and won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1971.
• Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson has been covered by various artists, including Martina McBride, Dolly Parton, and K. D. Lang.

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Lyrics

I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden

Along with the sunshine there’s gotta be a little rain sometime

When you take, you gotta give, so live and let live and let go, oh, oh, oh, oh

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 talking 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 sometime

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’d 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 talking 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 sometime

I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden

Along with the sunshine, there’s gotta be a little rain sometime