Rose of Washington Square (on ukulele) 1920

This is an oldie introduced by Fanny Brice during the Ziegfeld Midnight Follies, 1920. It is also my second go at it (the first went up earlier today on reyalpeleluku channel) -- but this time it was done in one take (a first for me!)

It has two versions of the words, the nice and the not so nice.

Version 1:

They call her Rose, of Washington Square
A flower so fair, Should Bloom where the sunshines Rose,
for nature did not mean -- That you should blush unseen
But be queen of some fair garden Rose
I'll never depart, But dwell in your heart
Your love to care -- I'll bring the sunbeams from the heavens to you
And give you kisses that sparkle with dew My Rose
of Washington Square.

Version 2:

They call me Rose of Washington Square
I'm withering there. In basement air I'm fading, Pose,
with or without my clothes. They say that my Roman Nose
It seems to please ... artistic people -- Beaux!
I've plenty of those. With seconded hand clothes,
And nice long hair..
I've got those Broadway vampires lashed to the mast
I've got no future but Oh! what a past I'm Rose
Of Washington Square!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ukulele
• chord
• solo
• rose
• of
• washington
• square
• fanny
• brice
• 1920
• ukelele
• uke
• cole
• clark

[matohotaweb]

Superbe !.. I like very much this song, and you have done a excellent work on it. You're tab or chords should be shared for the plaisue of your fans. I would be very proud to let you a place on funuke.net if you agree this share.

[LStrachey]

@matohotaweb Very sorry, but I have not tabbed this (sort of sight-read it from sheet music). Maybe one day...

[scx493x]

That is a very pretty tune,well played too.

[LStrachey]

@scx493x thanks very much!

[LStrachey]

@ukeattitude I think a clip of this song is on youtube, but happy hunting for the whole film!

[ukeattitude]

@LStrachey Thanks for this information, I'll look for this movie.

[LStrachey]

@ukeattitude Thanks -- apparently the song was featured in a movie about Ziegfeld "A man and his women" -- the actress did a great version of it.

[LStrachey]

@UkesterBrown Thank you sir! I've only heard the tune for the first time a few weeks ago after I found the sheet music. Haven't been able to find a recording of it by Ms Brice yet. (Amazing what a little practice can do, at times.)

[LStrachey]

@russbuss415 Thank you! -- it is indeed (after 4 years of this, you'd think it would have happened a long time ago.)

[ukeattitude]

Very nice ! Great interpretation !