I'm going there to see

No other Feller knows her

Nobody known to me

She cried so when I left her

It's like to broke my heart

And if we ever meet again

We'd never walk apart

She's the sweetest little rosebud

That Texas ever knew

Her eyes are bright as diamonds

They sparkle like the dew

You may talk about your Clementine

And sing of Rosalee

But the Yellow Rose of Texas

Is the only gal for me

When the Rio Grande is flowing

The stars are shining bright

She walked along the river

On a quiet summer night

She said if you'll remember

We parted long ago

I promised to come back again

And not to leave her so

She's the sweetest little rosebud

That Texas ever knew

Her eyes are bright as diamonds

They sparkle like the dew

You may talk about your Clementine

And sing of Rosalee

But the Yellow Rose of Texas

Is the only gal for me

Now I'm going back to find her

My heart is full of woe

We'll sing the songs together

We sang so long ago

I'll play my bango gaily

And sing the songs of yore

The Yellow Rose of Texas

Will be mine forevermore

She's the sweetest little rosebud

That Texas ever knew

Her eyes are bright as diamonds

They sparkle like the dew

You may talk about your Clementine

And sing of Rosalee

But the Yellow Rose of Texas

Is the only gal for me