She said, I had friend   And she was gigglin', my name is Caroline   But those who know me best call me   Tattoo Rose      And that got me wonderin'   Which pretty end she had it inked in   Forbidden, well hidden   Underneath her clothes      And I asked, where is your little secret?   She said, you know I keep it      Just a little south of my Mason-Dixon tan line   This yellow rose of Texas, that's right   Has never seen the sunshine      Since that spring break down in Key West   Oh, what a beautiful canvas   For a little tattoo rose      The way she moved it   And grooved it to the music   Was soakin' up my mind   And getting me high      And I said, I gotta know   Just how low it really goes   Hey baby, just maybe   You could show me sometime      She said, don't think so, honey   Boy, you should get so lucky      Just a little south of my Mason-Dixon tan line   This yellow rose of Texas, that's right   Has never seen the sunshine      Since that spring break down in Key West   Oh, what a beautiful canvas   For a little tattoo rose      Where is your little secret   She said, you know I keep it      Just a little south of my Mason-Dixon tan line   This yellow rose of Texas, that's right   Has never seen the sunshine      Since that spring break down in Key West   Oh, what a beautiful canvas   For a little tattoo rose      Yeah, tattoo rose   I gotta see that tattoo