One of my fondest memories Was sittin` on my daddy`s knee Listenin` to the stories that he told He`d pull out that old photograph Like a treasured memory from the past And say child This here`s the Van Lear Rose
Oh how it would bring a smile When he talked about her big blue eyes And how her beauty ran down to her soul She`d walk across the coal miner`s yard Them miner`s would yell loud and hard and they`d dream of who would hold The Van Lear Rose
Chours: She was the belle of Johnson County Ohio river to Big Sandy A beauty to behold like a diamond in the coal All the miner`s they would gather `round Talk about the man that came to town Right under their nose Stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose
Now the Van Lear Rose could`ve had her pick And all the fellers figured rich Until this poor boy caught her eye His buddies would all laugh and say Your dreamin` boy she`ll never look your way You`ll never ever hold the Van Lear Rose
Chours
Then one night in mid July Underneath that ol` blue Kentucky sky Well, that poor boy won that beauty`s heart Then my daddy would look at my mommy and smile As he brushed the hair back from my eyes and he`d say Your mama She`s the Van Lear Rose
Chours
Right under their nose Stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose
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