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All you young cowboys come gather around |
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I'll tell you a story of Abilene town |
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Of two young lovers as true lovers know |
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The girl in this story is Abilene Rose |
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Rose Rose Abilene Rose |
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Your mem'ry still lives in my heart |
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Rose Abilene Rose |
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We promised we never would part |
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Rose was so pretty in her gingham gown |
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She was the fairest in Abilene town |
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Her eyes were as bright as the stars up above |
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Every one knew when she chose me to love |
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Rose Rose Abilene Rose |
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Your mem'ry still lives in my heart |
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Rose Abilene Rose |
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We promised we never would part |
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We courted each other out under the moon |
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We planned to be married the first day of June |
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Then I started drinking and gambling you see |
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I broke her young heart and then she left me |
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Rose Rose Abilene Rose |
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Your mem'ry still lives in my heart |
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Rose Abilene Rose |
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We promised we never would part |
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I got into trouble and had to leave town |
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Rose got married and then settled down |
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She was as happy, as happy could be |
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With her young cowboy and their family |
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Rose Rose Abilene Rose |
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Your mem'ry still lives in my heart |
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Rose Abilene Rose |
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We promised we never would part |
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This is the story I promised to tell |
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All you young cowboys remember it well |
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If you find true love, don't tear it apart |
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Marry that true love, don't break her young heart |
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Rose Rose Abilene Rose |
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Your mem'ry still lives in my heart |
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Rose Abilene Rose |
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Forever we must live apart |
