The Green Pajamas

A Rose For Emily


     The summer is here at last
     The sky is overcast
     And no one brings a rose for Emily

     She watches her flowers grow
     While lovers come and go
     To give each other roses from her tree
     But not a rose for Emily...

     Emily, can't you see
     There's nothing you can do?
     There's loving everywhere
     But none for you...

     Her roses are fading now
     She keeps her pride somehow
     That's all she has protecting her from pain

     And as the years go by
     She will grow old and die
     The roses in her garden fade away
     Not one left for her grave
     Not a rose for Emily...

     Emily, can't you see
     There's nothing you can do?
     There's loving everywhere
     But none for you...

     Her roses are fading now
     She keeps her pride somehow
     That's all she has protecting her from pain

     And as the years go by
     She will grow old and die
     The roses in her garden fade away
     Not one left for her grave
     Not a rose for Emily...

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Recorded by the Green Pajamas for a Zombies tribute 7" titled,
"Wake Up Your Windows, Let's Do The Zombies" on Zapruder Groove Records (Norway) 2000

'A Rose For Emily' by Rod Argent
(c) Rod Argent Verulam Music Co. Ltd. 1967