Lyrics

Within my prison cell so dreary Alone I sit with aching heart I'm thinking of my lonely darling From her forever I must part A rose she sent me as a token She sent it just to light my gloom To tell me that her heart is broken To cheer me 'fore I meet my doom She wrote "I took it from the garden" Where once we wandered side by side But now you hold no hope of pardon And I can never be your bride The judge would not believe my story The jury said I had to pay But to the rose in all its glory "Not guilty"'s all that I can say Goodbye sweetheart, for in the morning I'll meet my Maker in repose And when I go at daylight's dawning Against my heart they'll find this rose