a 1922 song from Madame Pompadour words by Booth Tarkington music by Donald McGibeny
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
At Versailles in the gardens of Pompadour
Madame Pompadour, Marquise de Pompadour
Where the roses were blooming by thousands and more
The same Pompadour saw only one
Just one rose that was there
As she said to King Louis the debonaire
Chorus:
“Who gave you the rose in your coat lapel
Was it someone who likes you very well?
When she pinned it there, what did she say?
Will she give you another another day?
Will she sing you a song like this my dear?
That you wear her rose for a boutonniere
Will she dance or weep or die if you say?
Oh, give me the rose that you wear today”
Performance
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