Biography:
George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 – September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.
Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on July 19, 1937. While a 19-year-old student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hamilton recorded "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" for a Chapel Hill record label, Colonial Records. The song, written by John D.
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A Rose And A Baby Ruth:George Hamilton IV.
#6 on BB Hot 100 on COLONIAL Records
in 1956.
INTRO:
A D A D
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo..doo, doo, doo, doo,
doo.
#1.
A D A D A
We had a quarrel, a teenage quarrel, now I'm
A7
as blue as I know how to be.
D A Gb B
I can't call you on the phone, I can't even
E
see you at your home.
#2.
A D A D A
So, I'm sending, you this present, just to prove
A7
that I'm telling the truth.
D B A Gb
Dear, I believe you won't laugh when you receive,
B E A
this rose and a Baby Ruth.
CHORUS:
A D A D
(Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo..doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.
A D A A7
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, ahhhh.)
BRIDGE:
D A B
I could have sent you an orchid of some kind, but
E
that's all I had in my jeans at the time.
#2.
A D A D A
But when we grow up, some day I'll show up, just
A7
to prove I was telling the truth.
D Dm A Gb
I'll kiss you, too, then I'll hand to you, this
B E A
rose and a Baby Ruth.
OUTRO:
A D A D
(Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo..doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.
A D A
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, ooooooo)..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#6 on BB Hot 100 on COLONIAL Records
in 1956.
INTRO:
A D A D
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo..doo, doo, doo, doo,
doo.
#1.
A D A D A
We had a quarrel, a teenage quarrel, now I'm
A7
as blue as I know how to be.
D A Gb B
I can't call you on the phone, I can't even
E
see you at your home.
#2.
A D A D A
So, I'm sending, you this present, just to prove
A7
that I'm telling the truth.
D B A Gb
Dear, I believe you won't laugh when you receive,
B E A
this rose and a Baby Ruth.
CHORUS:
A D A D
(Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo..doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.
A D A A7
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, ahhhh.)
BRIDGE:
D A B
I could have sent you an orchid of some kind, but
E
that's all I had in my jeans at the time.
#2.
A D A D A
But when we grow up, some day I'll show up, just
A7
to prove I was telling the truth.
D Dm A Gb
I'll kiss you, too, then I'll hand to you, this
B E A
rose and a Baby Ruth.
OUTRO:
A D A D
(Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo..doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.
A D A
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, ooooooo)..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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