She was as tender as a rose She was as soft as snowy down And from her head down to her toes She was a dream that hung around
She was as fresh as april Warm as may And all the fellas threw their hearts away But all of her lovin was Joe's she was as tender as a rose
I guess that Joe was pretty sick His feelings went from cold to hot Her love to him was just a kick His ego needed her a lot
She came back walking all alone She wasnt gone for very long She came back with a heart of stone We knew that everything had gone wrong
And when you ask her why shes out each night Shell say, Brother, once I tried to be right once all of my loving was Joes I was as tender as a rose. She was as tender as a rosed