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Carlo and Rose on an Indian rug

Under the moon above

Two empty bottles and one to go

Down in the name of love

The stars were holes in a cosmic coat

That wrapped 'em up together

Carlo sang to his Irish Rose

A rhyme his tongue could master

Rockabye Rose and don’t you cry

I’ll sing you a Wino’s lullaby

It must be believed to be seen

So close your eyes and dream girl

Once upon a sea of rum

An idiot’s argosy-oh

He pitched a bow over amber waves

Merrily as can be-oh

And oh what a sight she was

Floatin' along the pier

The mission’s sail was a motel sheet

And her name was a French brassiere

Rockabye Rose and don’t you cry

I’ll sing you a Wino’s lullaby

It must be believed to be seen

So close your eyes and dream girl

The captain’s name was Morgan of course

80 proof and able

He called his crew from the forks on deck

I’ll drink you all under the table

So up from the hold they rolled

Barrels of four and twenty

Evening come, they’d tap the rum

And put to sea most drunkly

Rockabye Rose and don’t you cry

I’ll sing you a Wino’s lullaby

It must be believed to be seen

Oh Rose, are you still listening?

The first mate smoked a pack a day

So when the wind would stall

He’d heave his chest full of cigarettes

Galley the sails with menthol

The cats danced to a Spanish guitar

Gayly on their tails

But a broken string ruined everything

And they fled in fear for their entrails

Rockabye Rose and don’t you fret

The cats are all still dancin' yet

They must be retrieved to be cleaned

Although it’s just a fable

The cabin boy made an awful noise

And cursed his misadventure

He stowed to bed with the figurehead

And woke up raw with splinters

Aye high and up she rises

Early in the morning

Who are you and where’s my shoes?

The figurehead was calling

Rockabye Rose and don’t you know

That we met the same way long ago

You and I and a little wine

Rose do you remember?

When all at once a tempest blew

Their merry ship asunder

No one knows how the story goes

But we are left to wonder

Some say they bobbed away

On corks and bottles empty

And made their way to a lured bay

With mermaids for to marry

Rockabye Rose and don’t you cry

I’ll sing you a Wino’s lullaby

It must be believed to be seen

Oh Rose, I think you’re sleeping

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