The Rose Of The San Joaquin Lyrics - The Rose Of The San Joaquin - Tom Russell

Farewell to the lights of Madera, I'm leaving with the wind at my back 

Tell all of my friends in Dos Palos, I'm gone but I'll be circling back 

Now I'm crossing the Chowchilia River 

By the light of a ragged moonbeam 

Lord I'll miss the Rose of San Joaquin 

I'll miss the sun on the Sierra Nevadas, adobe moon on the rise 

Shining down on my love in Madera, shining into her dark Spanish eyes 

Oh she taught me those Mexican love songs 

"Volver, Volver" in my dreams 

And I miss the Rose of San Joaquin 

Caught somewhere between 

The road and the Rose of San Joaquin 

Oh her black hair fell on the blanket in the tall grass we with the dew 

Making love through the night by the river 

Oh Magdalene how my heart cries for you 

Alone on this highway of darkness 

You are the light of my dreams 

And I miss the Rose of San Joaquin 

Caught somewhere between 

The road and the Rose of San Joaquin