Rosie Bokay

(Dallas Frazier - Sanger D. Shafer)



Rosie's the barmate at Bret Wilson's Tavern

That's where I'll be all night long

She pours me my label and sits at my table

And hums me a honky tonk song.



Rosie don't go to the PTA meetings

And the preacher has not seen her face

But the hypocrites naggin' don't keep me from draggin'

On my darlin' Rosie Bokay.



I need Rosie Bokay

I need somebody to love all my troubles away

I need Rosie Bokay

A hound needs to holler, a bum needs a dollar

And I need Rosie Bokay.



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Honky tonk life ain't a life to be proud of

But it's better than bein' alone

Everyone tells me that Rosie ain't pretty

But I've got a mind of my own.



If not for the long nights that I spent with Rosie

My days would be cloudy and grey

If I was the mayor then do me a favor

And bring in more Rosie Bokay.



I need Rosie Bokay

I need somebody to love all my troubles away

I need Rosie Bokay

A hound needs to holler, a bum needs a dollar

And I need Rosie Bokay.



I need Rosie Bokay

I need somebody to love all my troubles away

I need Rosie Bokay

A hound needs to holler, a bum needs a dollar

And I need Rosie Bokay...