Galveston Rose

Down in old southern Texas I wandered one day

Where the tropical sea breezes blow

I there fell in love with a flower so rare

And they called her the Galveston rose

Her heart was as true as her blue smiling eyes

And as pure as the lily that grows

And the finest of gold in no way could compare

With the curls of my Galveston rose

I grew jealous and falsely accused her one day

Said her love I no longer should know

I´ve been true please believe me her little heart cried

But I left her my Galveston rose

Little then did I think that sometimes I´d repay

And would reap every sorrow and care

But as years passed along I grew lonely each day

For the one I had left waiting there

So I wrote to my darling and said I was wrong

I´ll return dear if you´ll only wed

But soon came a letter my flower had died

And these are the words that I read

Your sweetheart is peacefully sleeping tonight

In a grave where the white violets grow

And enclosed there´s a curl a last token of love

And a note from your Galveston Rose

I was innocent dear though you left me alone

But remember I loved only you

And the lock that´s enclosed is a curl from your rose

Who´ll be waiting in heaven for you