When the roses bloom in dixieland, I am coming back to you
When the birds are singing music grand to the sweetest girl I ever knew
I am saving up my money to buy a little cabin home for two
When the roses bloom in dixieland, I am coming back to you
I just got a letter from the sunny south, from my girl in Tennessee
She said she loved me like she used to do and was waiting there for me
I answered back her letter, though I am far away
When the roses bloom in dixieland, I am coming back to stay
When I left my honey at the railroad train, I said honey wait for me
I'm going to make a lot of money up north, then it's me for old Tennessee
When the birds are singing music grand to the sweetest girl I ever knew
I am saving up my money to buy a little cabin home for two
When the roses bloom in dixieland, I am coming back to you
I just got a letter from the sunny south, from my girl in Tennessee
She said she loved me like she used to do and was waiting there for me
I answered back her letter, though I am far away
When the roses bloom in dixieland, I am coming back to stay
When I left my honey at the railroad train, I said honey wait for me
I'm going to make a lot of money up north, then it's me for old Tennessee