Put down your roses and bring out your poppies I feel more blue than red tonight Whispering pines don't mean much to you But they're all that makes me feel home The passing of time don't seem fast to you But before long everything's gone Put down your roses and bring out your poppies I feel more blue than red tonight Put down your roses and bring out your poppies I feel more blue than red tonight, ah-ah-hi ♪ And the South Georgia wind won't blow you to me But it's gonna take me back home The dust in the air, and the birds in the trees Remind me that I'm not alone Put down your roses and bring out your poppies I feel more blue than red tonight Put down your roses and bring out your poppies I feel more blue than red tonight Put down your roses and bring out your poppies I feel more blue than red tonight, ah-ah-hi, ah-ah-hi