La Rosa Con El Clavel

The rose with the carnation
They made a vow
And they put as witness
A jasmine and a pansy
(There, buddy, giddy up!)

The rose, the rose with the carnation
My life, they made, they made a vow
My life, they made, they made a vow
My life, and they put—, and they put as witnesses
My life, a jasmine, a jasmine and a pansy
My life, the rose, the rose with the carnation

Don't throw roses at me
There it goes!, they have thorns
Throw violets at me
There it goes!, there it goes!, they are finer
Don't throw roses at me
There it goes!, there it goes!, they have thorns

That are finer, yes
There it goes!, rose with dahlia
Where will my little black girl go?
There it goes!, there it goes!, that I don't go
Go rose with dahlia
There it goes!, there it goes!, that I don't go