[Intro: The Temptations]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

[Verse 1: Eddie Kendricks & The Temptations]
A rose is a beautiful flower (Beautiful flower)
To me the prettiest in the world (Prettiest in the world)
Hey, but that goes double, double for a girl
'Cause she's like no other flower in the world (In the world)
Remember, they're not perfect, you see
But you've got to take the bitter with the sweet

[Chorus: David Ruffin & The Temptations]
Becausе he who picks a rose must accept thе thorns it bears
(The thorns it bears)
I'd like to tell the story

[Verse 2: Eddie Kendricks & The Temptations]
A rose remains to be pretty (Pick a, pick a rose)
If you handles it with care, hey (Pick a, pick a rose)
That goes double for a girl
Treat her right and her love she'll truly share
But you've got to take the bitter with the sweet
Happy times along with moments of despair

[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks & The Temptations]
Because he who picks a rose must accept the thorns it bears
(The thorns it bears)
[Bridge: Eddie Kendricks & The Temptations]
A-let me hear you say yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
A-let me, a-let me, a-let me
A-let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(He who picks a rose) Alright
(He who picks a rose) Must accept the thorns it bears
(The thorns it bears)

[Verse 3: Eddie Kendricks & The Temptations]
Now, a rose remains the same (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
If you treat it with loving care, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
That goes double for a girl (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Treat her right and she'll stand beside you anywhere
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I know sometimes they get carried away
Say things they don't mean to say
Just remember fellas

[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks & The Temptations]
Remember, he who picks a rose
A-yeah, yeah, yeah, he who picks a rose
A-yeah, yeah, yeah, he who picks a rose
Must accept the thorns it bears (The thorns it bears)

[Outro: Eddie Kendricks & The Temptations]
A-come on, a-come on, a-come on
A-come on, he who picks a rose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he who picks a rose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he who picks a rose