Lyrics

Beware the Black Rose (Cuidado con la rosa negra)

Late in a cantina walked in seniorita
I tried not to stare at her eyes
A tatoo on her wrist a black rose in a fist
I noticed as she floated by

To bar keep Juanita she said “dos tequilas”
And drinks in the blink of an eye
Then I hear someone whisper
She’s diablo’s sister

Right then and there it comes back to me
I’ve seen the Black Rose before in a dream
And I realize things are not as they seem
Cuidado con la rosa negra

Then a stranger leans in he says “Be careful my friend
You should ride and never look back
See her eye draw you in and then her briars dig in
And her soul is darker than black
The thorns on her stem that’s how many men
Got too close and could never break free
They say time and again the same fate in the end

Right then and there it comes back to me
I’ve seen the Black Rose before in a dream
And I realize things are not as they seem
Cuidado con la rosa negra

I can see in his eye he has no reason to lie
So I finish the drink in my hand
As I glance at the door I know I’ve been here before
He says “Amigo you should leave while you can”
I take the strangers advice and ride into the night
I see some lights up ahead
But when I get into town and I turn around

Right then and there in front of me
Stands the Black Rose it’s not a dream
And I realize things are not as they seem
Cuidado con la rosa negra