The Sun Goes Down In Calvin County
Neon Lights From An Old Beer Sign
Shown Through The Window Out On The Sidewalk
As I Walked In To Pass The Time;
I Looked Around, Sat Down At A Table
Ordered Beef On Rye And A Glass Of Wine
And Through The Door Came A Little Old Lady
She Was Selling Paper Roses And They Only Cost A Dime.

Paper Rosie ...Paper Rosie ...
She Sold You Paper Roses; But They Only Cost A Dime.

Silver Hair That's Lost Its' Gold
Trembling Hand As She Passed The Rose
Red Crepe Paper, Made Nature's Bouquet
Help A Little Old Lady Buy A Rose Today;
I Took The Rose From Her Trembing Hand
With Eyes Of Age, She Smilled And Walked Away
Like A Breath Of Spring I Could Smell The Rose
It Came Alive And I Heard Her Say.

Buy My Roses, Pretty Roses
They're Only Made Of Paper
But They Only Cost A Dime.

I Went To Look For Her Outside
A Spray Of Roses Lay By Her Side
The Sky Lit Up And The Choir Sang
A Thousand Voices As The Church Bells Rang.

They Sang Rosie (Rosie), Paper Rosie (Rosie)
She Sold You Paper Roses
But They Only Cost A Dime.

Paper Rosie (Rosie), Paper Rosie (Rosie)
She Sold You Paper Roses
But They Only Cost A Dime.