Dr Hook The Medicine Show Crazy Rosie Lyrics

Crazy Rosie Lyrics

(Hazel Smith)







They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby



Then they called Rosie crazy, but she don't care at all



She sits rockin' and singin' and crazy Rosie's grinin'



Won't say what she's thinkin' she just sits and rocks a doll







When it comes to ladies, Rosie was first class



Her eighteen years had been the very best



'Til she met that traveller, she called darling James



Papa said he weren't fit to speak Rosie's name



Papa called him Jesse James







The talk was darling James took his own life



And Rosie thought she'd have her darling's child



But papa made plans to hide Rosie's shame



Papa sent her away to save the family name



Yeah he gave the son of Jesse James







They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby



Then they called Rosie crazy, but she don't care at all



She sits rockin' and singin' and crazy Rosie's grinin'



Won't say what she's thinkin' she just sits and rocks a doll







They say sometimes a tear comes to Rosie's eye



Though she never has spoke since they took her child



For twenty years of silence papa was to blame



'Cause Rosie knows that papa took the life of darling James



Papa saved the family name







They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby



Then they called Rosie crazy, but she don't care at all



She sits rockin' and singin' and crazy Rosie's grinin'



Won't say what she's thinkin' she just sits and rocks a doll







They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby



Then they called Rosie crazy, but she don't care at all



She sits rockin' and singin' and crazy Rosie's grinin'



Won't say what she's thinkin' she just sits and rocks a doll







They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby..........







(c)1982 Horse hairs Music (Leasong).