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Texas myth # 714.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-FEB-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Texas myth # 714.(Encyclopedia Texanica)

Article Excerpt
Q: Who wrote "The Yellow Rose of Texas"?

A: The original lyrics were scribbled on a scrap of paper sometime in the spring of 1636, around the time of the Battle of San Jacinto, signed only with the initials "J.K." Because the song contained lines such as "She's the sweetest rose of color/This darky ever knew" historians theorize that the songwriter was a black man. Beyond that, J.K.'s identity has remained a mystery, but several investigations have looked into the identity of his "yellow rose."...

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