Crazy Rosie Lyrics - Dr. Hook

(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).