I'd Be a Violet

DESCRIPTION: "I'd be a violet, born in a bower, Roses and lilies by my side, Tra-la-la-la! Tra-la-la-la! And with my love would there abide."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Brown-MyGrandmothersSongbook)
KEYWORDS: flowers love home nonballad
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown-MyGrandmothersSongbook 14, "I'd Be a Violet" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #22144
NOTES [70 words]: Dime-Song-Book #8, p. 32, has a song, "I'd Rather be a Violet," which opens, "I'd rather be a violet, Born in the month of May, Warmed by the gentle sunbeams When everything is gay...." It is apparently by J. H. Eccles and Frederick Buckley. I wouldn't be surprised if it is related to this song, but I wouldn't be surprised if they aren't, either; other than the desire to be a violet, they have nothing in common. - RBW
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File: BrGr014

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