Paper Rosie

<br>The sun goes down in Calvin county<br>Neon lights from an old beer sign<br>Shown through the window out on the sidewalk<br>As I walked in to pass the time;<br>I looked around, sat down at a table<br>Ordered beef on rye and a glass of wine<br>And through the door came a little old lady<br>She was selling paper roses and they only cost a dime.<br><br>Paper Rosie ...Paper Rosie ...<br>She sold you Paper Roses; But they only cost a dime.<br><br>Silver hair that`s lost its` Gold<br>Trembling hand as she passed the rose<br>Red Crepe paper, made nature`s bouquet<br>Help a little old lady buy a rose today;<br>I took the rose from her trembing hand<br>With eyes of age, she smilled and walked away<br>Like a breath of spring I could smell the rose<br>It came alive and I heard her say.<br><br>Buy my Roses, pretty roses<br>They`re only made of paper<br>But they only cost a dime.<br><br>I went to look for her outside<br>A spray of roses lay by her side<br>The sky lit up and the choir sang<br>A thousand voices as the church bells rang.<br><br>They sang Rosie (Rosie), paper Rosie (Rosie)<br>She sold you Paper Roses<br>But they only cost a dime.<br><br>Paper Rosie (Rosie), Paper Rosie (Rosie)<br>She sold you paper roses<br>But they only cost a dime.