He wore the rose tattoo to prove his love was true
But hearts can lie, so why deny
that roses fade and love can die,
She'll wait her whole life through
like fools and dreamers do
She'll go on caring for one who's wearing the rose,
the rose tattoo                                                      

If you ever plan to moter west,
Travel my way, take the highway that's the best.
Get your kicks on route sixty-six!
It winds from Chicago to Los Angeles,
More than two thousand miles all the way.
Get you kicks  on route sixty-six!
Now you go thru Saint Looey and Joplin, Missouri 
and Oklahoma city is mighty pretty;
you'll see Amarillo;
Gallup, New Mexico;
Flag staff, Arizona; don't forget Winona, 
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on route sixty-six!
Get your kicks on route sixty-six!
Qet your kicks on route sixty-six!                                                     

He wore the rose tattoo to prove his love was true
But hearts can lie, so why deny
that roses fade and love can die,
She'll wait her whole life through
like fools and dreamers do
She'll go on caring for one who's wearing the rose,
the rose tattoo                                                      

He wore the rose tattoo to prove his love was true
But hearts can lie, so why deny
that roses fade and love can die,
She'll wait her whole life through
like fools and dreamers do
She'll go on caring for one who's wearing the rose,
the rose tattoo