Robins and Roses

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"Robins and Roses"
Robins and Roses sheet music.jpg
Single by Bing Crosby
B-side
  • "We'll Rest at the End of the Trail"
  • (Curt Poulton / Fred Rose)
Released1936
RecordedMarch 29, 1936
Genre Pop
Length2:57
Label Decca DLA323-A
Songwriter(s) Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie

"Robins and Roses" is a 1936 song with music by Joe Burke, and lyrics by Edgar Leslie. [1]

Selected recordings

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