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
I couldn't believe my eyes
Though you belong to another
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
And find out if he's got plans
'Cause eighteen yellow roses
will wilt and die one day