| Song Name: | The Yellow Rose of Texas (Original Civil War Version) | By: | Traditional |
| Posted By: | Wyoming | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | Any | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2018-02-22 04:24:27 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | 6 There's a yellow rose in texas 5 7 -7 7 That I am gonna see 8 -9 8 -8 No other soldier knows her 7 -7 7 -8 8 No soldier only me 6 She cried so when I left her 5 7 -7 It like to broke my heart 8 -9 8 -8 -9 8-8 7 And If I ever Find her 7 -7 6 We nevermore will part dir="ltr"> normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’s the sweetest little rosebud this soldier ever knew normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her eyes are bright as diamonds they sparkle like the dew normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may talk about your dearest may and sing of rosa lee normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But the yellow rose of texas beats the belles of tennessee
normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where the rio grande is flowing and the starry skies are bright normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">she walks along the river in the quiet summer night normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She thinks if I remember when we parted long ago normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I promised to come back again and not to leave her so
normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’s the sweetest little rosebud this soldier ever knew normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her eyes are bright as diamonds they sparkle like the dew normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may talk about your dearest may and sing of rosa lee normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But the yellow rose of texas beats the belles of tennessee
normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well now I’m headed southward and my heart is sinking low normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m going back to georgia to find my uncle joe normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may talk about your beauregard and speak of bobby lee normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But the gallant hood of texas he played hell in tennessee
normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’s the sweetest little rosebud this soldier ever knew normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her eyes are bright as diamonds they sparkle like the dew normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may talk about your dearest may and sing of rosa lee normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But the yellow rose of texas beats the belles of tennessee
normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh now I’m gonna find her for my heart is full of woe normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’ll sing the songs together that we sang so long ago normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’ll play the banjo gaily and we’ll sing the songs of yore normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And the yellow rose of texas shall be mine forevermore
normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’s the sweetest little rosebud this soldier ever knew normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her eyes are bright as diamonds they sparkle like the dew normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may talk about your dearest may and sing of rosa lee normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But the yellow rose of texas beats the belles of tennessee |
