Willie Nelson — The Convict and the Rose

[Verse 1] Within my prison cell so dreary I sit alone with aching heart I'm dreamin' of my little darling From her forever I must part [Verse 2] 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 [Verse 3] The judge would not believe my story The jury said I have to pay And with the rose in all its glory Not guilty was all that I could say [Verse 4] 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 [Outro] Within my prison cell so dreary