The Galveston Rose-Hank Snow

[ti:The Galveston Rose] [ar:Hank Snow] [al:We'll Never Say Goodbye] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.13]The Galveston Rose - Hank Snow [00:01.13]Written by：Snow [00:01.78] [00:05.18]Down in old southern texas [00:08.19]I wandered one day [00:11.38]Where the tropical sea breezes blow [00:16.24] [00:17.27]I there fell in love with a flower [00:21.75]So rare [00:23.35]And they called her the galveston rose [00:28.45] [00:29.29]Her heart was as true [00:31.98]As her blue smiling eyes [00:35.36]And as pure as the lily that grows [00:41.21]And the finest of gold [00:43.97]In no way could compare [00:47.38]With the curls of my galveston rose [00:52.40] [00:53.07]I grew jealous and falsely [00:56.43]Accused her one day [00:59.31]Said her love I no longer [01:02.32]Should know [01:04.80]I've been true please believe me [01:08.26]Her little heart cried [01:11.24]But I left her my galveston rose [01:16.00] [01:17.04]Oh dale ho [01:19.04]Dale eh [01:21.13] [01:22.08]Oh [01:23.41]De ho le eh [01:25.59] [01:26.11]A de ho le he ho [01:28.30]Le he ho [01:29.40]Le le [01:31.41] [01:32.23]Little then did I think [01:34.91]That sometimes I'd repay [01:38.34]And would reap every sorrow and care [01:44.17]But as years passed along [01:46.65]I grew lonely each day [01:50.27]For the one I had left waiting there [01:56.08]So I wrote to my darling [01:58.91]And said I was wrong [02:01.97]I'll return dear if you only wed [02:07.93]But soon came a letter my flower had died [02:14.00]And these are the words that I read [02:18.60] [02:19.58]Your sweetheart is peacefully [02:23.42]Sleeping tonight [02:25.97]In a grave where the white violets grow [02:31.06] [02:31.78]And enclosed [02:33.24]There a curl a last token of love [02:37.67]And a note from your galveston rose [02:42.73] [02:43.69]I was innocent dear [02:46.26]Though you left me alone [02:49.21] [02:49.71]But remember I loved only you [02:54.67] [02:55.41]And the lock that enclosed [02:58.46]Is a curl from your rose [03:01.67]Who'll be waiting in heaven for you