The Fable of the Rose - Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey

Starry night, this is the fable of the rose

The rose I gave my love

So young and tender, so in bloom

Filled with a faint perfume

Is lying crushed and faded in a room

Starry night, this is the fable of the rose

The rose I gave my love

Beyond all dreams of her caress

I may as well confess

She only loved me slightly nonetheless

Yet her smile so strangely taunts me

All the thrill of it haunts me

And so it goes, the fable of the rose