The chorus goes: Cho: Oh brown Rosie, Rose of Alabamy. A sweet tobacco posey Is my Rose of Alabamy. A sweet tobacco posey Is my Rose of Alabamy. Sweet tobacco (Nicotiana alata) is related to the tobacco used for cigarettes, but it is much nicer. It has pretty flowers of various colors, and it smells sweet in the evening. It is a common garden flower in warm areas. The singer is comparing her to the the flower. I grew it one year, but the plants were straggly and it needed too much watering.
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