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Lynn Anderson "Rose Garden" or "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") This mega-hit song became Anderson's signature tune and one of the biggest hits of the 1970s in any genre of music. It was written by Joe South. Her October 1970 release topped the U.S. Billboard country chart for five weeks, reached the No. 3 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and hit number one on both Cash Box's and Record World's pop and country singles charts. The song was also a major pop hit internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway and hitting the top three in the United Kingdom. Anderson's version of "Rose Garden" remains one of the most successful country crossover recordings of all-time. Several artists recorded cover versions of "Rose Garden" on their albums following Anderson's hit in the early 1970s including Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, Dottie West, Carol Burnett, Jim Nabors, Glen Campbell, Andy Williams, Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, Ralna English, Norma Jean, Dinah Shore, New World and others. The song's chorus from Anderson's original version was sampled by the pop/dance group Kon Kan in their similarly titled song "I Beg Your Pardon," released in 1988. This track proved to be one of the biggest dance club hits of the late 1980s and went on to hit the top 15 on the Hot 100. Lyrics: I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine There's gonna be a little rain sometime When you think you gotta give live and let live Or let go oh I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden I could promise you things like big diamond rings But you won't find roses growin on a stalk of clover So you better think it over With a sweet talkin you If I could make it come true I would give you the world right now on a silver platter But what would it matter So smile for a while and let's be jolly Life Shouldn't be so melancholy Come along and Share the good times while we can (Chorus) I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon But if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just soon let you go But there's one thing you ought to know You better look before you leap, still waters run deep And there won't always be someone there To pull you out so you know what I'm talkin about So smile for a while and let's be jolly Life shouldn't be so melancholy Come along and share the good times while we can I beg your parden I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine there`s going to be a little rain sometimes