ROSIE'S GONE AGAIN
(Jim Fullen, 1957)

   (From a recording by The Greenbrier Boys ca. 1961)

Snore… whistle

Spoken: "You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, fer, fer, Rosie's gone again."

   (Banjo pickup)

Saw a great big Cadillac just pull up in the lane
Rosie jumped out the window, ran right through the rain
Oh she's actin' goofy, she wore a nasty grin
You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, fer Rosie's gone again.

   Spoken: "Again?"   "Again."

You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, when Rosie wants to smooch
A man just ain't safe, Pa, when Rosie's on the loose
She wants to marry, settle down, you'd better get her in
You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, fer Rosie's gone again.

   Break: (banjo/fiddle)

She never washed dishes, Pa, she throwed 'em in the sink
She never went to milk the cow, what will the neighbors think
Oh she don't mind about a fall for all she thinks is men
You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, fer Rosie's gone again.

   Spoken: "Again?" "Again."

You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, you know she ain't just right
Well she was a tellin' Ma and Pa 'bout a different one each night
I don't know where she gets 'em all but she's a man's best friend
You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, fer Rosie's gone again.

   Break: (fiddle/banjo/mandolin/guitar)

Well she's a wearin' lipstick, Pa, and rouge upon her face
Well I think we'd be better off just to run her off this place
I'm afraid to tell the folks that she's my next of kin
You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, fer Rosie's gone again.

Oh you'd better call the sheriff, Pa, when Rosie's on the loose
A man just ain't safe, Pa, when Rosie wants to smooch
She wants to marry, settle down, you'd better get her in
You'd better call the sheriff, Pa, fer Rosie's gone again.

   Spoken: "Aw no, not again?" "Yup, Rosie's gone again."

   (Banjo tag ending.)