She was as tender as a rose   She was as soft as snowy down   And from her head down to her toes   She was a dream that hung around      She was as fresh as april   Warm as may   And all the fellas threw their hearts away   But all of her lovin was Joe’s she was as tender as a rose      I guess that Joe was pretty sick   His feelings went from cold to hot   Her love to him was just a kick   His ego needed her a lot      And when he took her away she wore a smile   Fate crossed its fingers for that lovely child   Cause all of her lovin’ was Joe’s   She was as tender as a rose      She came back walking all alone   She wasn’t gone for very long   She came back with a heart of stone   We knew that everything had gone wrong      And when you ask her why she’s out each night   She’ll say, “Brother, once I tried to be right   once all of my loving was Joe’s   I was as tender as a rose.”   She was as tender as a rose