There's a yellow rose in Texas That I'm goin' to see No other soldier knows her No soldier only 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 rose of color This soldier 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 Is the only one for me
Oh now I'm going to find her For my heart is full of woe And we'll sing the songs together That we sang 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 forevermore
Now I'm going southward For my heart is full of woe I'm going back to Georgia To find my Uncle Joe You may talk about your Beauregard And sing of General Lee But the gallant Hood of Texas Played hell in Tennessee