The Galveston Rose-Hank Snow

[ti:The Galveston Rose] [ar:Hank Snow] [al:Early Hank Snow] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Galveston Rose - Hank Snow [00:06.72]Down in old southern Texas [00:09.55]I wandered one day [00:12.57]Where the tropical sea breezes blow [00:18.53]I there fell in love with a flower [00:23.03]So rare [00:24.54]And they called her the galveston rose [00:29.61] [00:30.66]Her heart was as true [00:33.20]As her blue smiling eyes [00:36.66]And as fair as the lily that grows [00:41.80] [00:42.56]And the finest of gold [00:45.28]In no way could compare [00:48.73]With the curls of my galveston rose [00:54.49]I grew jealous and falsely [00:57.11] [00:57.63]Accused her one day [01:00.44]Said her love I no longer [01:03.67]Should know [01:05.56] [01:06.30]I've been true please believe me [01:09.45]Her little heart cried [01:12.49]But I left her my galveston rose [01:17.24] [01:33.67]Little then did I think [01:36.21]That sometimes I'd repay [01:39.58]And would reap every sorrow and care [01:44.96] [01:45.56]But as years passed along [01:47.95]I grew lonely each day [01:50.89] [01:51.50]For the one I had left waiting there [01:56.38] [01:57.39]So I wrote to my darling [02:00.26]And said I was wrong [02:03.14]I'll return dear if you only wed [02:08.73] [02:09.28]But soon came a letter my flower had died [02:15.13]And these are the words that I read [02:21.14]Your sweetheart is peacefully sleeping tonight [02:27.22]In a grave where the white violets grow [02:32.20] [02:32.94]And enclosed [02:34.47]There a curl a last token of love [02:39.01]And a note from your galveston rose [02:45.03]I was innocent dear [02:47.53]Though you left me alone [02:51.03]But remember I loved only you [02:56.85]And the lock that enclosed [02:59.82]Is a curl from the rose [03:02.97]Who'll be waiting in heaven for you