There's a yellow rose in Texas
That I am going to see
Nobody else could miss her
Not half as much as me
She cried so when I left her
It like to broke my heart
And if I ever find her
We nevermore will part
She's the sweetest little rosebud
That Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds
They sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine
And sing of Rosalee
But the yellow rose of Texas
Is the only girl for me
When the Rio Grande is flowing
The starry skies are bright
She walks along the river
In the quiet summer night
I know that she remembers
When we parted long ago
I promise to return
And not to leave her so
She's the sweetest little rosebud
That Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds
They sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine
And sing of Rosalee
But the yellow rose of Texas
Is the only girl for me
Oh now I'm going to find her
For my heart is full of woe
We'll sing the songs together
That we sung so long ago
We'll play the bango gaily
We'll sing the songs of yore
And the yellow rose of Texas
Shall be mine forevermore
She's the sweetest little rosebud
That Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds
They sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine
And sing of Rosalee
But the yellow rose of Texas
Is the only girl for me
