Verse 1
I took you & I put you in a wee flower pot.
Planted you safely & I cared for you a lot.
Otherwise you would have suffered a whole lot.
If you would have stayed on that dangerous spot.

Chorus 1
I took you home with me and cared for you,
I took you home with me, my little rose.
I took you home with me and cared for you,
I took you home with me, my little rose.

Interlude: --- two times

Verse 2
There's no telling what you would have got,
'Cause it was getting, getting pretty hot.
So glad you didn't, you didn't balk,
'Cause I loved you, I loved you a mighty lot.

Chorus 2
I took you home with me and cared for you,
I took you home with me, my little rose.
I took you home with me and cared for you,
I took you home with me, my little rose.

Lead break:

Verse 3
Well, I took you & I put you in a wee flower pot,
Planted you safely & I cared for you a lot,
Otherwise you would have suffered a whole lot
If you would have stayed on that dangerous spot.

Chorus 3
I took you home with me and cared for you,
I took you home with me, my little rose.
I took you home with me and cared for you,
I took you home with me, my little rose.

I took you home with me and cared for you,
I took you home with me, my little rose.
I took you home with me and cared for you,
I took you, took you home with me, my little rose.

 

"MY LITTLE ROSE" (with chords)

Intro: (F)-(G)-(F)-(C) (F)-(G)-(F)-(C)

Verse 1
I (F)took you & I (G)put you in a (F)wee flower (C)pot. (F)
Planted you (G)safely & I (F)cared for you a (G)lot.
Other(F)wise you would have (G)suffered(F) a whole (C)lot. (F)
If you would have (G)stayed on that (F)dangerous (G)spot.

Chorus 1
I took you (C)home with (G)me and(Dm) cared for (Am)you,
I took you (Bb)home with (F)me, my little (G)rose.
I took you (C)home with (G)me and(Dm) cared for (Am)you,
I took you (Bb)home with (F)me, my little (G)rose.

Interlude: (F)-(G)-(F)-(C) two times

Verse 2
(F)There's no (G)telling what(F) you would have (C)got, (F)
'Cause it was (G)getting, (F)getting pretty (G)hot.
So (F)glad you (G)didn't,(F) you didn't (C)balk, (F)
'Cause I (G)loved you, I (F)loved you a mighty (G)lot.

Chorus 2
I took you (C)home with (G)me and(Dm) cared for (Am)you,
I took you (Bb)home with (F)me, my little (G)rose.
I took you (C)home with (G)me and(Dm) cared for (Am)you,
I took you (Bb)home with (F)me, my little (G)rose.

Lead break: (C)-(C)-(Bb)-(Am)-(G) (C)-(F)-(C)-(F)-(G)-(C)

Verse 3
Well, I (F)took you & I (G)put you in a (F)wee flower (C)pot, (F)
Planted you (G)safely & I (F)cared for you a (G)lot,
Other(F)wise you would have (G)suffered(F) a whole (C)lot (F)
If you would have (G)stayed on that (F)dangerous (G)spot.

Chorus 3
I took you (C)home with (G)me and(Dm) cared for (Am)you,
I took you (Bb)home with (F)me, my little (G)rose.
I took you (C)home with (G)me and(Dm) cared for (Am)you,
I took you (Bb)home with (F)me, my little (G)rose.

I took you (C)home with (G)me and(Dm) cared for (Am)you,
I took you (Bb)home with (F)me, my little (G)rose.
I took you (C)home with (G)me and(Dm) cared for (Am)you,
I took you, (Bb)took you home with (F)me, my little (G)rose. (Bb)-(C)