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The Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas

Words & Music by Wise, Starr, Lance, Sinclair

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The Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas

Words & Music by Wise, Starr, Lance, Sinclair

Oh the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl I love
Her eyes are even bluer than Texas skies above
Her heart's as big as Texas and wherever I may go
I'll remember her forever because I love her so

There are so many roses that bloom along the way
But my heart's in Amarillo and that's where it will stay
With the yellow rose of Texas so I'd better get there fast
'Cause I know I was her first love and I want to be her last

Oh the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl I love
Her eyes are even bluer than Texas skies above
Her heart's as big as Texas and wherever I may go
I'll remember her forever because I love her so

The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day
The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away
Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn
The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn

The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day
The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away
Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn
The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn
r> The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day
The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away
Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn
The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn
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The Yellow Rose of Texas was a marching song written in 1853 by a composer known only as "J.K.". It was written for minstrel shows. During the Civil War the song achieved tremendous popularity under the title The Gallant Hood of Texas - named for General John B. Hood of the Confederacy. One of the early recordings of The Yellow Rose of Texas was made in 1933 by Gene Autry (Perfect 12912). In 1955 Cleveland disc-jockey Bill Randle suggested to songwriter Don George that the song had great potential for the pop charts. Mitch Miller had a million-seller - his first - with George's adaptation of The Yellow Rose of Texas. It was number one for six weeks on Billboard's Top 100 chart. Also in 1955, Johnny Desmond (Coral 61476) peaked at #3 with his recording, Stan Freberg (Capitol 3249) reached #16 with his parody, and Ernest Tubb had a #13 country hit. In the 1956 movie Giant, The Yellow Rose of Texas was played on a jukebox.

Elvis recorded the medley The Yellow Rose of Texas / The Eyes of Texas in July 1963 at Radio Recorders for his 1964 film Viva Las Vegas. Fred Wise and Ben Weisman adapted the tunes for use in the film. The Eyes of Texas was sung by itself in the 1969 movie The Trouble With Girls.

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Oh the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl I love
Her eyes are even bluer than Texas skies above
Her heart's as big as Texas and wherever I may go
I'll remember her forever because I love her so

There are so many roses that bloom along the way
But my heart's in Amarillo and that's where it will stay
With the yellow rose of Texas so I'd better get there fast
'Cause I know I was her first love and I want to be her last

Oh the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl I love
Her eyes are even bluer than Texas skies above
Her heart's as big as Texas and wherever I may go
I'll remember her forever because I love her so

The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day
The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away
Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn
The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn

The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day
The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away
Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn
The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn
r> The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day
The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away
Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn
The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn


The Yellow Rose of Texas was a marching song written in 1853 by a composer known only as "J.K.". It was written for minstrel shows. During the Civil War the song achieved tremendous popularity under the title The Gallant Hood of Texas - named for General John B. Hood of the Confederacy. One of the early recordings of The Yellow Rose of Texas was made in 1933 by Gene Autry (Perfect 12912). In 1955 Cleveland disc-jockey Bill Randle suggested to songwriter Don George that the song had great potential for the pop charts. Mitch Miller had a million-seller - his first - with George's adaptation of The Yellow Rose of Texas. It was number one for six weeks on Billboard's Top 100 chart. Also in 1955, Johnny Desmond (Coral 61476) peaked at #3 with his recording, Stan Freberg (Capitol 3249) reached #16 with his parody, and Ernest Tubb had a #13 country hit. In the 1956 movie Giant, The Yellow Rose of Texas was played on a jukebox.

Elvis recorded the medley The Yellow Rose of Texas / The Eyes of Texas in July 1963 at Radio Recorders for his 1964 film Viva Las Vegas. Fred Wise and Ben Weisman adapted the tunes for use in the film. The Eyes of Texas was sung by itself in the 1969 movie The Trouble With Girls.