“德克萨斯的黄玫瑰”这首歌，不光是德克萨斯州人喜欢，美国人喜欢，许多别国人也爱听。这别国人中也包括我。
这首歌在美国南北战争时期在南军中很流行，于是成为反动歌曲。南军战士们唱着这首歌奔赴战场，期望着胜利后返回家乡，与心爱的姑娘重相聚，从此共建幸福生活永不分离。
1864年12月15日至16日纳什维尔之战，北军在乔治-托马斯少将率领下大破“田纳西邦联军”。南军大败之后高唱此歌，声势悲壮感人，使其反动性更强。
There's a yellow rose in Texas, That I am going to 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 nevermore 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 Rosalee,
But the YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Is the only girl for me.
When the Rio Grande is flowing, The 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 promise to return again, And not to leave her so. [Chorus]
Oh now I'm going to find her, For my heart is full of woe,
And we'll sing the songs together, That we sung so long ago
We'll play the bango gaily, And we'll sing the songs of yore,
And the Yellow Rose of Texas Shall be mine forevermore. [Chorus]