Give My Love To Rose

Give My Love To Rose

To Johnny I wanna send out a big thanks for the inspiration. He kinda took the social consciousness from folk music and the gravity and humor from country music and the rebellion out of Rock and Roll and uh… and taught all those young guys that not only was it all right to, to tear up all those lines and boundaries a bit was important. And uh… this is a song I love from the early recordings for a long time, I hope you like it.

I found him by the railroad track this morning
I could see that he was nearly dead
I knelt down beside him and I listened
To the words dying fellow said

He said, they let me out of prison down in Frisco
For ten long years I've paid for what I've done
I was trying to get back home in Louisiana
Just to see my Rose and get to know my son

Give my love to Rose, won't you mister
Hey give her this money and tell her to buy some pretty clothes
Tell my boy his daddy's proud of him
Don't forget to give my love to Rose

Just tell 'em I said thanks for waiting for me
Tell my boy to help his mom, now he's got to be a man
You tell my Rose to go and find another
You tell her I'll understand

Mister, see this bag's got all my money
It ain't much nor lasting long I know
God bless you for finding me this morning
And don't forget to give my love to Rose

Give my love to Rose, won't you mister
You give her that money and tell her to buy some pretty clothes
Tell my son that his father loved him
And don't forget to give my love to Rose

Thanks John

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.