Within my prison cell so dreary   I sit alone with aching heart   I'm dreaming of my little darling   From her forever I must part      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      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      Goodbye sweetheart four 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      Within my prison cell so dreary   I sit alone with aching heart   I'm dreaming of my little darling   From her forever I must part