The Yellow Rose of Texas

There's a yellow rose in Texas That I am going to see No other cowboy knows her Nobody, only me She cried so when I left her It like to broke her heart And if we ever meet again We never more should part She's the sweetest rose of color This cowboy ever knew Her eyes are bright as diamonds They sparkle like the dew You may talk about your dearest May And sing of Rosa Lee But the Yellow Rose of Texas Beats the bells of Tennessee When the Rio Grande is flowing And the stars are shining bright We walked along together On a quiet summer night She said if you remember When we parted long ago You promised to come back again And never leave me so She's the sweetest rose of color This cowboy ever knew Her eyes are bright as diamonds They sparkle like the dew You may talk about your dearest May And you sing of Rosa Lee But the Yellow Rose of Texas Beats the bells of Tennessee I'm going back to see you My hearth is full of woe We'll sing the songs together We sang so long ago We'll play my banjo gaily And sing the songs of yore And the yellow rose of Texas Will be mine forevermore She's the sweetest rose of color This cowboy ever knew Her eyes are bright as diamonds They sparkle like the dew You may talk about your dearest May And sing of Rosa Lee But the Yellow Rose of Texas Beats the belles of Tennessee