The Convict and the Rose

Within my prison cell so dreary

Alone I sit alone with aching heart

I'm dreaming of my little darling

From her forever I must part

The rose she sent me as a token

She sent it just to light my gloom

And tell me that her heart is broken

And cheer me before I meet my doom

The judge would not believe my story

The jury said I have to pay

And with the rose in all its glory

Not guilty's all that I could say

Goodbye sweetheart for in the morning

To meet my Maker I must go

And when I die at daylight's dawning

Against my heart they'll find this rose

Within my prison cell so dreary...