They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby   Then they called Rosie crazy, but she don't care at all   She sits rockin' and singin' and crazy Rosie's grinin'   Won't say what she's thinkin' she just sits and rocks a doll      When it comes to ladies, Rosie was first class   Her eighteen years had been the very best   'Til she met that traveller, she called darling James   Papa said he weren't fit to speak Rosie's name   Papa called him Jesse James      The talk was darling James took his own life   And Rosie thought she'd have her darling's child   But papa made plans to hide Rosie's shame   Papa sent her away to save the family name   Yeah he gave the son of Jesse James      They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby   Then they called Rosie crazy, but she don't care at all   She sits rockin' and singin' and crazy Rosie's grinin'   Won't say what she's thinkin' she just sits and rocks a doll      They say sometimes a tear comes to Rosie's eye   Though she never has spoke since they took her child   For twenty years of silence papa was to blame   'Cause Rosie knows that papa took the life of darling James   Papa saved the family name      They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby   Then they called Rosie crazy, but she don't care at all   She sits rockin' and singin' and crazy Rosie's grinin'   Won't say what she's thinkin' she just sits and rocks a doll      They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby   Then they called Rosie crazy, but she don't care at all   She sits rockin' and singin' and crazy Rosie's grinin'   Won't say what she's thinkin' she just sits and rocks a doll      They called Rosie a lady until she had the baby..........