Hot‐House Rose Songtext
von Bobby Short

No wonder why the rose is called the fairest flower that grows
Her family name is Rosenbaum, her other name is Rose
Yesterday when she got her pay, she went to a park I know
She walked around and finally found the place where the roses grow
When she saw those flowers all in bloom
She almost forgot her basement room


She′s hothouse rose from God knows where
The kind that grows without fresh air
The whistle blows and work is done
But it's too late for her to get the sun
They say that when you dream a lot
You always dream of what you haven′t got
That's why she dreams of a garden, I s'pose
′Cause she′s nothing but a hothouse rose

Hothouse rose from God knows where
The kind that grows without fresh air
A summer breeze she'll never get
The morning dew has never kissed her yet
She bought an ounce of nice perfume
And now she smells just like a rose in bloom
But why take trouble when everybody knows
That she′s nothing but a hothouse rose