aretha franklin
lalala la la la la la la la
lalala la la la la la la la
aretha franklin
there’s a rose in black at spanish harlem
a rose in black at spanish harlem
aretha franklin
it is the special one
it never sees the sun
it only comes up
when the moon is on the run
and all the stars are gleaming
it’s growing in the street
right up through the concrete
but soft sweet and dreamy
aretha franklin
there is a rose in spanish harlem
a rose in black at spanish harlem
aretha franklin
with eyes as black as coal
that look down in his soul
it start a fire there and then he looses control
i’m gonna beg his parararardon yeah
he’s going to pick that rose
and watch her as she grows
in his garden
aretha franklin
there is a rose in spanish harlem uum uum
a rose in black at spanish harlem uum uum
aretha franklin
with eyes as black as coal
that look down in his soul
and start a fire there and then he loses control
and i wanna beg his pararardon
he’s going to pick that rose
and watch her as she grows
in his garden
aretha franklin
lalala la la la la la la la
la la lalala lalala la
la la lalala lalala la
la la lalala lalala la
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Year: 1971
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 139