THE SUN GOES DOWN
IN CALVIN COUNTY
NEON LIGHTS
FROM AN OLD BEER SIGN
SHONE 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 SELLIN'
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 IT'S GOLD
TREMBLING HANDS
AS SHE PASSED A ROSE
RED CREPE PAPER
MADE NATURE'S
BOUQUET
HELP A LITTLE OLD LADY
BUY A ROSE TODAY
I TOOK THE ROSE
FROM HER TREMBLING
HAND
WITH EYES OF AGE
SHE SMILED
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
PAPER ROSIE
SHE SOLD YOU
PAPER ROSES
BUT THEY ONLY COST
A DIME
PAPER ROSIE
PAPER ROSIE
SHE SOLD YOU
PAPER ROSES
BUT THEY ONLY COST
A DIME