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 before I meet my doom
The judge would not believe my story
The jury said I had to pay
But still rose in all its glory
"Not guilty" is all that I could say
Goodbye, sweetheart, for in the morning
I'll meet my keeper and repose
And when I die at daylight's dawning
Against my heart they'll find the rose
Against my heart they'll find the rose