Hobo And The Rose Song Lyrics and Chords by Webb Pierce
Hobo And The Rose
Recorded by Webb Pierce
Written by Vincent Matthews and Don Vinson
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It happened many
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years
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ago not
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many people
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know
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So I'll tell you the
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story of a
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hobo and the
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rose
In our town a
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young man
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loved this lady
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fair
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He gave to her a
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white rose
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to wear
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in her
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hair
But she in turn
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gave to him a
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rose that he would
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wear
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To prove that their
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love was true and
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that they'd
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always
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care
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rich man the
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town respected
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him
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poor man's son
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chance for
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love grew
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dim
Her father forced
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upon her
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another man to
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wed
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young man on
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the tracks
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so the people
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said
He became a
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hobo in
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dirty ragged
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clothes
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clothes he wore he
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wore this
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one white
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rose
He traveled far to
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many towns in his
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life upon the
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But he never found
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another love so
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he decided
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to come
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back
His sweetheart was still
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married her
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children numbered
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five
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And trying to make her
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house a home
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she forgot
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he was a
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live
Then one day she
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saw a crowd
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gathered by the railroad
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track
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By the sign of the
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one white rose
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she knew
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that he'd come
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back
There she saw a beaten
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man in
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dirty ragged
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clothes
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She only recog
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nized him by
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the one
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crushed white
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rose
They buried him in a
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poor man's grave
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out on Proper's
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With no one to
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mourn him
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but the lonely
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whippoor
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will
If you should pass his
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grave on a
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warm summer's
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night
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You'll see upon his
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grave a
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rose so
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clear and
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white
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This is my
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story
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always I
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suppose
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The sad sad
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story of
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the hobo
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rose
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hobo and
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the rose a
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hobo and the
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rose
FAQ
Who sang the the song Hobo And The Rose?
- The song Hobo And The Rose was sang by Webb Pierce.
Who is Webb Pierce?
- Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 - February 24, 1991) was an American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade.
His biggest hit was "In the Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one. Pierce also charted number one for several weeks each with his recordings of "Slowly" (1954), "Love, Love, Love" (1955), "I Don't Care" (1955), "There Stands the Glass" (1953), "More and More" (1954), "I Ain't Never" (1959), and his first number one "Wondering," which stayed at the top spot for four of its 27 weeks' charting in 1952.
He recorded country gospel song "I Love Him Dearly" also. His iconic hit "Teenage Boogie" was covered by British band T. Rex as "I Love to Boogie" in 1974, but credited as being written by the group's lead singer Marc Bolan and not Pierce. The music of Webb was also made popular during the British rockabilly scene in the 1980s and 1990s.
For many, Pierce, with his flamboyant Nudie suits and twin silver dollar-lined convertibles, became the most recognizable face of country music of the era and its excesses. Pierce was a one-time member of the Grand Ole Opry and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A tribute album in his honor (produced by singer-songwriter Gail Davies) was released in 2001 entitled Caught in the Webb - A Tribute To Country Legend Webb Pierce.
