Red roses for a blue ladyartist: vic dana (peak billboard position # 10 in 1965)words and music by sid tepper and roy bennettjust edged out contemporary # 11 hit by bert kaempfert soundly beat wayne newton's contemporary # 23 version.previously a # 3 hit for vaughn monroe in 1949 i want some red roses for a blue ladymister florist take my order pleasewe had a silly quarrel the other dayi hope these pretty flowers chase her blues awayi want some red roses for a blue ladysend them to the sweetest gal in townand if they do the trick, i'll hurry back to pickyour best white orchid for her wedding gown(i want some red roses for a blue lady)<instrumental-next line of first verse>we had a silly quarrel the other dayi hope these pretty flowers chase her blues awayi want some red roses for a blue, blue ladysend them to the sweetest gal in townand if they do the trick, i'll hurry back to pickyour best white orchid for her wedding gownyour best white orchid for her wedding gowntranscribed by ronald e. hontzronhontz@worldnet.att.net