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Yellow Rose Of Texas

(J. K. - Adaptation of Don George) First Part of the medley with The Eyes Of Texas




Copyright Planetary Music Publishing Corp.

Original by Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters in 1927


Soundtrack recording for MGM - Viva Las Vegas - July 9-11, August 30, 1963 - Radio Recorders - Hollywood
July 11, 12-3:30 am

Studio matrix: 2009-09 - RCA matrix: WPA1 8024>
November 1968 LP RCA PRS 279 Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star








Version 1          Version 2          Version 3   

Version 4   


The Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas (Medley)
(Wise - Starr / Lance - Sinclair)


* Oh the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl I love
Her eyes are even bluer than Texas skies above
Her heart's as big as Texas and wherever I may go
I'll remember her forever because I love her so


There are so many roses that bloom along the way
But my heart's in Amarillo and that's where it will stay
With the yellow rose of Texas so I'd better get there fast
'Cos I know I was her first love and I want to be her last


* Repeat


** The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day
The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away
Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn
The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn


** Repeat


** Repeat
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THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS (full version)



1. There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am going to see,
No other soldier knows her, no soldier only me;
She cried so when I left her, it like to broke my heart
And if I ever find her, we never more will part.


Chorus:
She's the sweetest rose of color this soldier ever knew,
Her eyes are bright like diamonds, they sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your dearest May and sing of Rosa Lee,
But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me.


2. When the Rio Grande is flowing,
and the starry skies are bright
She walks along the river in the quiet summer night
She thinks if I remember, when we parted long ago,
I promised to come back again and not to leave her so


3. Oh, now I'm going to find her, for my heart is full of woe
And we'll sing the song together, that we sang so long ago
We'll play the banjo gaily, and we'll sing the songs of yore,
And the Yellow Rose of Texas shall be mine for evermore.