#1.
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There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am gonna see,
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nobody else could miss her, not half as much as me.
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She cried so when I left her, it like to broke my heart.
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And if I ever find her, we never more will part.
CHORUS:
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She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
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Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew.
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You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee..
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But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
#2.
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Where the Rio Grande is flowin, and starry skies are bright.
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She walks along the river in the quiet summer night.
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I know that she remembers, when we parted long ago..
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I promised to return, and not to leave her so.
CHORUS:
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She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
D
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew.
G
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee..
D G D G
But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
#3.
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Oh, now I'm gonna find her, for my heart is full of woe.
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We'll do the things together, we did so long ago.
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We'll play the banjo gaily, she'll love me like before..
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And the Yellow Rose of Texas shall be mine for..ever..more.
CHORUS:
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She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
D#
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew.
G#
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee..
D# G# D# G#
But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
OUTRO:
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La la la la la la la la..la la la la la la la..
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La la la la la la la la..la..la la la la la la la..(Fade.)
