The Rose Tattoo

Written for: The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Lyric: Jack Brooks
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1955
Original publisher: Paramount Music Corporation

Chorus:

He wore the rose tattoo
To prove his love was true;
But hearts can lie,
So why deny that roses fade and love can die.
She'll wait her whole life through,
Like fools and dreamers do.
She'll go on caring 
For one who's wearing
The rose, the rose tattoo.