Thirty some odd years ago,
a young man came to Memphis
Askin' 'bout a rose that used
People never took the time to mind
the young man's questions
Until one day they heard him ask
a little green- eyed girl
Twenty some odd years ago,
a drunkard down in Memphis
Lost a month of life and labor
Just because he asked a little
green- eyed girl a question
And offered her a nick el's
worth of candy if she'd tell
A year and some odd days ago,
a old man died in Memphis
Just another wayward soul
Inside the old man's ragged coat,
they found a faded letter
That said you've got a daughter and
her eyes are Wilson green.
