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I fo und him by the ra ilroad track this mo rning
I co uld see that he wa s nearly de ad
I knelt down beside him and I li stened
J ust to hear the words the dying fellow said
H e said they let me out of pr ison down in Fr isco
F or ten long years I've pa id for what I've do ne
I was trying to get back to Louisian a
T o see my Rose and get to know my so n
G ive my love to Rose please won't you mi ster
T ake her all my money tell her to bu y some pretty clothes
T ell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
A nd don't forget to give my love to Ro se
T ell them I said th anks for waiting fo r me
T ell my boy to he lp his mom at ho me
T ell my Rose to try to find an other
F or it ain't right that she should live alone
M ister here's a ba g with all my mo ney
I t won't last them lo ng the way it g oes
G od bless you for finding me this mor ning
A nd don't forget to give my love to Ro se
G ive my love to Rose please won't you m ister
T ake her all my money tell her to bu y some pretty clothes
T ell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
A nd don't forget to give my love to Ro se