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Let's go to Rose Festival,

Let's crown a princess!

She's only seventeen,

But she's heaven's queen,

The Rosarians like her the best!

 

Let's go to Rose Festival,

Let's watch a parade.

You know the Starlight,

Will be a highlight,

The greatest show in the Cascades.

 

There will be trumpets, and tubas,

And trombones, and Sousas,

And twirlers and glad flutes,

High schoolers in bad suits!

 

Let's go to Rose Festival,

Let's all shout hooray!  (Hooray!)

For this tradition,

This exhibition,

Portland's finest on display!

 

Let's go to Rose Festival,

From May into June.

Can Festival mystique

Last for five more weeks

Or has it peaked a bit too soon?

 

There will be big floats and small floats

And short floats and tall floats

And cool floats and junk floats

And totally drunk floats!

 

Let's go to Rose Festival,

Year after year.

Whether we want to

This is what we do,

Because it helps keep Portland weird.

 

Let's go to Rose Festival,

Grand floral floats are swell.

Love it or hate it,

What we've created

Is a stunning, gorgeous hell.

 

There will be fussing and pouting

And crying and shouting

And yelling and fighting.

It's all so exciting!

 

Let's go to Rose Festival,

Grand floral shows such zest.

You know that that'll

Show Seattle

Who's the best town in the west!  (PDX!)

 

Let's go to Rose Festival,

The show must persevere.

Let's go to Rose Festival,

Year after year!

 

Let's go to Rose Festival,

Give Portland a cheer!  (Hooray!)

 

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