Rosie's the barmate at Bret Wilson's Tavern That's where I'll be all night long She pours me my label 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 hypocrite 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
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