Spanish Harlem:The Mamas And Papas. 
Top of the charts in 1966. 

#1. 
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem. 

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem. 
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It is a special one..it's never seen the sun. 

It only comes out when the moon is on the run 
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and all the stars are gleaming. 
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It's growing in the street right up through the concrete, 
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but soft and sweet and dreaming. 

#2. 
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem. 

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem. 
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With eyes as black as coal, that look down in my soul 

and start a fire there and then I lose control, 
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I have to beg your pardon. 
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I'm gonna pick that rose and watch her as she grows, 
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in my garden. 

(ORCHESTRAL BREAK:) 

#3. 
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It is a special one..it's never seen the sun. 

It only comes out when the moon is on the run 
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and all the stars are gleaming. 
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I'm gonna pick that rose and watch her as she grows, 
      C# 
in my garden. 

OUTRO: 
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem. 

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem. 
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem. 

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem...(Fade.) 


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.