Willie Nelson
the convict and the rose
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Within my prison cell so dreary
Alone I sit alone with aching heart
I'm dreaming of my little darling
From her forever I must part
The rose she sent me as a token
She sent it just to light my gloom
And tell me that her heart is broken
And cheer me before I meet my doom
The judge would not believe my story
The jury said I have to pay
And with the rose in all its glory
Not guilty's all that I could say
Goodbye sweetheart for in the morning
To meet my Maker I must go
And when I die at daylight's dawning
Against my heart they'll find this rose
(guitar)
Within my prison cell so dreary...
- Album:
- The Best of Willie Neal Johnson & the Gospel Keynotes
- And Then I Wrote [Remastered & Expanded Edition]
- Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
- It Will Come to Pass: The Metaphysical Worlds and Poetic...
- BAND OF BROTHERS
- To All the Girls...
- Heroes
- Naked Willie
- Willie And The Wheel
- American Classic
- Lost Highway
- Souvenirs
- Across The Borderline
- Sings Kristofferson
- Laying My Burdens Down
- Miscellaneous
- Moment Of Forever
- Two Men With The Blues
- Imus Ranch Record
- A Horse Called Music