No other fella knows her,
She cried so when I left her,
it nearly broke her heart
And if we ever meet again,
She's the sweetest rose of color,
Her eyes are bright as diamonds,
they spark a life with you
You may talk of all your dearest ladies
But the yellow rose of Texas
beats the bells of Tennessee
I don't need a little lady,
oh, oh, oh, oh, lady, oh, oh, oh,
Where the Rio Grande is flowing
and the stars are shining bright
We walked along that river
She said, if you remember,
And you promised to come back again
She's the sweetest rose of color,
the spirit will live her dear
Her eyes are bright as diamonds,
they sparkle like the dew
You may talk of all your dearest maids
But the yellow rose of Texas
beats the bells of Tennessee
La dee dee dee dee dee dee,
Oh oh oh dee dee dee dee dee
Oh, going back to find her
For my heart is full of woe
We'll sing the songs together
I'll pick the banjo daily
And sing the songs of yore
And the yellow rose of Texas
ho ho ho ho delee, ho ho ho ho delee, delee
