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Painting the roses red 
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We're painting the roses red 
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We dare not stop or waste a drop so let the paint be spread 
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We're painting the roses red 
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We're painting the roses red 
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Painting the roses red 
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And many a tear we shed 
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Because we know they'll cease to grow in fact, they'll soon be dead 
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And yet we go ahead 
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Painting the roses red 
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C                  G 
Painting the roses red 
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We're painting the roses red 
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Oh, pardon me but Mister Three why must you paint them red? 

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"Huh? Oh! Well... The fact is, Miss, we planted the white roses by mistake and..." 

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The Queen she likes 'em red 
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If she saw white instead 
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She'd raise a fuss and each of us would quickly lose his head 

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"Goodness!" 

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Since this is the part we dread 
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We're painting the roses red 

Oh, Dear! Then let me help you 

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Painting the roses red 
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We're painting the roses red 
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Don't tell the Queen what you have seen or say that's what we said 
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But we're painting the roses red 
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Yes, painting the roses red 

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"Not pink, Not green, Not aquamarine!" 

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We're painting the roses red!