Van Lear Rose Lyrics - Van Lear Rose - Loretta Lynn

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 

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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 dreaming boy, she'll never look your way 

You'll never ever hold the Van Lear rose 

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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 

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 

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 

Right under their nose 

Stole the heart of the Van Lear rose