Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Good day! This is a piano instrumental of the traditional American folk song “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”
Discord: discord.com/invite/SGMHeZ7
The earliest known instance of “The Yellow Rose of Texas” was published in an 1853 in a songbook without sheet music. The lyrics were revised and set to music in 1858. It is thought by some that “The Yellow Rose of Texas” referred to Emily D. West, a folk heroine of the Texas Revolution. American choral conductor Mitch Miller recorded a version of the song in 1955, selling over a million copies.
The song was popular during the American Civil War and was sung with various lyrics on both sides of the conflict.
The image in the video is a painting by Charlie Dye (1906-1972) titled “Pony Express.”
Lyrics:
There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am gonna see
Nobody else could miss her, not half as much as 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 little rosebud that Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosalie
But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
Where the Rio Grande is flowin', and starry skies are bright
She walks along the river in the quiet summer night
I know that she remembers when we parted long ago
I promised to return and not to leave her so
Chorus
Oh, now I'm gonna find her, for my heart is full of woe
We'll do the things together we did so long ago
We'll play the banjo gaily, she'll love me like before
And the Yellow Rose of Texas shall be mine forevermore
Chorus
The music in this video was made using Logic Pro.
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0Gt38YT4AQDg4xRLFH5xuD?si=BNV8P5WQTlqoVoj8rlwA6A
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/historical-songs-on-piano-the-american-civil-war/1810528848
Good day! This is a piano instrumental of the traditional American folk song “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”
Discord: discord.com/invite/SGMHeZ7
The earliest known instance of “The Yellow Rose of Texas” was published in an 1853 in a songbook without sheet music. The lyrics were revised and set to music in 1858. It is thought by some that “The Yellow Rose of Texas” referred to Emily D. West, a folk heroine of the Texas Revolution. American choral conductor Mitch Miller recorded a version of the song in 1955, selling over a million copies.
The song was popular during the American Civil War and was sung with various lyrics on both sides of the conflict.
The image in the video is a painting by Charlie Dye (1906-1972) titled “Pony Express.”
Lyrics:
There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am gonna see
Nobody else could miss her, not half as much as 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 little rosebud that Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosalie
But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
Where the Rio Grande is flowin', and starry skies are bright
She walks along the river in the quiet summer night
I know that she remembers when we parted long ago
I promised to return and not to leave her so
Chorus
Oh, now I'm gonna find her, for my heart is full of woe
We'll do the things together we did so long ago
We'll play the banjo gaily, she'll love me like before
And the Yellow Rose of Texas shall be mine forevermore
Chorus
The music in this video was made using Logic Pro.
