There's a yellow rose in Texas 
that I am gonna 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 never more 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 Rosa Lee
But the Yellow Rose of Texas 
is the only girl for me.

Where the Rio Grande is flowin', 
and 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 promised 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 Rosa Lee
But the Yellow Rose of Texas 
is the only girl for me.

Oh, now I'm gonna find her, 
for my heart is full of woe
We'll do the things together 
we did so long ago
We'll play the banjo gaily, 
she'll love me like before
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 Rosa Lee
But the Yellow Rose of Texas 
is the only girl for me.

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