Marty Robbins - The Convict And The Rose lyrics

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Within my prison cell so dreary<br />

I sit alone with achin' heart<br />

I'm dreamin' of my little darlin'<br />

From her forever, I must part<br />

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The rose she sent me as a token<br />

She sent it just to lighten my gloom<br />

And tell me that her heart was broken<br />

And cheer me before I meet my doom<br />

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The judge would not believe my story<br />

The jury said I had to pay<br />

And with the rose in all it's glory<br />

"Not guilty" was all that I could say<br />

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Goodbye, sweetheart, for in the morning<br />

To meet my Maker I must go<br />

And when I die at daylight's dawnin'<br />

Against my heart they'll find this rose<br />

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Within my prison cell so dreary<br />

I sit alone with achin' heart<br />

I'm dreamin' of my little darlin'<br />

From her forever, I must part