Lyrics/Music Mort Greene/Leigh Harline



Some ladies love to get orchids

Or roses with stems a mile long

Some girls prefer a gardenia

Camelias might ring the gong

Or sometimes they like an old fashioned bouquet

A quaint little nosegay on Valentine’s Day

But I must disagree

These species are not for me



I love geraniums

Bright, red geraniums

And ev’rytime I see one

I always think of you



I hate “chrysafadums”

Can’t say “chrysanthemums”

I might as well just be one

If I can’t be with you



A rose is red

A violet’s blue

And I am only human

But I’ll admit when I’m with you

You steal a little kiss and I start bloomin’



I love geraniums

Bright, red geraniums

And ev’rytime I see one

I always think of you



Without your love

Well, goodness knows

There’s no two ways “abott” it

I’d be just like a ramblin’ rose

And I’d go out and get my poor self potted



I love geraniums

Bright, red geraniums

But I don’t love geraniums

As much as I love you