An American love song from 1922
Words by Edgar Leslie
Music by Harry Warren and Ross Gorman
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- Pals, fellers and gals
Out in a Lone Star town
Dance full of romance
After the sun goes down
There dances a pair
Fairest of fair is she
He proud as can be
Croons one of his love tunes
Chorus
Rose of the Rio Grande
Rose of the border land
One word then hand in hand
We’ll leave the preacher’s side room
Happy little bride and bridegroom
Over those hills of sand
I’ve got your love nest planned
You claim it, I’ll name it
“Rose of Rio Grande”
- Gangs on their mustangs
Wait at the Canyon side
Dressed up in their best
Hopin’ to kiss the bride
Yells silence the bells
After the pair appears
Cheers ring in their ears
Birds sing to these love words
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: