She's the sweetest rose of color that Texas ever knew
Eyes bright as diamonds, sparkle like the dew
You could talk about your Clementine and sing the Rosalie
The yellow rose of Texas is the only girl for me
Well, I'm going away to find her, my heart is full of woe
We'll sing the songs together we sang too long ago
We'll play the banjo gaily, we'll sing the songs of yore
And the yellow rose of Texas will be mine forevermore
Where the Rio Grande is flowing, the starry skies are bright
She walks along the river in the quiet summer night
And thinks that I'll remember when it left so long ago
Promised I'd come back again and never leave her side
There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am going to see
Ain't no other fella that loves a girl like me
I cried to her when I left her, like it broke my heart
If I can never find her, I know we'll never part
She's the sweetest rose of color that Texas ever knew
Eyes bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew
You can talk about your Clementine and sing the Rosalie
The yellow rose of Texas is the only girl for me
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