Yellow Rose of Texas

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 nearly broke my heart
And if I ever find her
We never more shall 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
Or sing of Rosa Lee,
But the yellow rose of Texas
Is the only girl for me.

Where the Rio Grande is flowing
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.

Oh, now I'm going to find her
For my heart is full of woe
We'll do 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 forever more.