There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am going to see
No other said knows her no body only me;
She cried so when I left her it like to broke her heart
And if we ever meet again we never more shall part
She's the sweetest rose of color this fellow 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
Where the Rio Grande is flowing and the starry shining are bright
She walks along the river on the quiet summer night;
She said if you remember when we parted long ago
I promis'd to come back again and not to leave her so
She's the sweetest rosebud color that fellow 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 belles of Tennessee
Oh now I'm going back to find her for my heart is full of woe
And we'll sing the song together that we sung so long ago;
We'll play the banjo gaily and we'll sing the songs of yore
And the yellow rose of Texas shall be mine for evermore
She's the sweetest rose of color this fellow 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
