Bobby Darin

      Eighteen yellow roses came today

      Eighteen yellow roses in a pretty bouquet

      When the boy came to the door

      I didn't know what to say

      But, eighteen yellow roses came today.

      I opened up the card to see what it said

      I couldn't believe my eyes

      When I had read

      Though you belong to another I love you anyway

      Yes, eighteen yellow roses came today.

      I never doubted your love for a minute

      I always thought that you would be true

      But now this box and the flowers in it

      I guess there's nothin' left for me to do.

      But ask to meet the boy that's done this thing

      And find out if he's got plans to buy you a ring

      'cause eighteen yellow roses

      Will wilt and die one day ...

      But … a father's love will never fade away

      Will never fade away …

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Which appeared in TV Guide Jan. 1965