ROSIE, SWEET ROSABEL.
Copyright, 1893, by Geo. T. Worth & Co.
Words and Music by Paul Dresser.

There is a maiden, Sweet Rosabel,
The fairest of all that I know,
All the beauties of heaven
And the riches here below
Cannot compare with this innocent
Angel of whom I shall tell,
List to the tale of my first love,
Sweet Rosabel.

    Chorus: Rosie, sweet Rosabel,
             I love her more than I can tell,
             O'er me she casts a spell,
             My charming black-eyed Sweet Rosabel.

'Twas on a cold winter's evening
I heard a faint cry at my door,
Just a wail, just a something
That I never heard before;
There on the steps lay a baby,
My heart at once seemed to swell,
I took it in and I named it
Sweet Rosabel.

Often we speak of the incident,
That cold winter's night long ago,
When I first loved the baby,
And oh, how it seemed to grow;
I loved the child, then the little Miss.
I then loved the woman as well,
She gave her hand, soon I'll marry
Sweet Rosabel

Transcribed from free sheet music download, here: http://library.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/purchase/sm-73005_rosie_sweet_rosabel.html?key=oInoJ-NCvMpU_G1c2IaySX9bUUMKrbAI


Lyrics also found here (with minor typos) http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/songster/41-rosie-sweet-rosabel.htm