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Within my prison cell so drearyI sit alone with achin' heartI'm dreamin' of my little darlin'From her forever, I must partThe rose she sent me as a tokenShe sent it just to lighten my gloomAnd tell me that her heart was brokenAnd cheer me before I meet my doomShe wrote I picked it from the garden, Where once we wandered side by side. Now you hold no hope of pardon, And I can never be your bride. The judge would not believe my storyThe jury said I had to payAnd with the rose in all its glory"Not guilty" was all that I could sayGoodbye, sweetheart, for in the morningTo meet my Maker I must goAnd when I die at daylight's dawnin'Against my heart they'll find this roseWithin my prison cell so drearyI sit alone with achin' heartI'm dreamin' of my little darlin'From her forever, I must part From Letras Mania