Prohibition Rose
Prohibition Rose's Tale of Forbidden Desires
Lyrics
Prohibition Rose set on the counter
Prohibition Rose placed on the counter
With a long day and the downer
After a challenging day and feeling low
Where's the money go this time of year
Questioning where the money goes during this time
Been a long day down the ladder
Reflecting on a tiring day's descent
The way it's sung sure woulda' mattered
Emphasizing the significance of how it was expressed
You can see the pain and tear in her eyes
Observing pain and tears in her eyes
She said, "I've paid the sheriff, paid the begger
Stating payments made to the sheriff, beggar, lights, street, and bootlegger
The lights and the street and the old bootlegger
Describing the surroundings and the cost of indulging in wild dreams
Feeling peoples wild and sinful dreams
Highlighting the allure of people's sinful dreams
Yeah, but where is the satisfaction for a girl like me?"
Expressing dissatisfaction despite fulfilling obligations
Running with the light of day
Choosing to run with the light of day
Sleight of hand played out to pay
Using deception to settle debts
A look and a wink left all her boys in the dark
Leaving her admirers uninformed with just a look and a wink
What a man would do to have her
Describing the lengths a man would go to have her
What the man would do to catch her
Specifying the efforts to catch her
Oh, a cold life all this could be
Contemplating the potential coldness of this lifestyle
Oh Rose, won't you keep 'em coming to me?
Requesting Rose to maintain the flow of admirers
She said, "I've paid the sheriff, paid the begger
Reiterating payments made to various entities
The lights and the street and the old bootlegger
Repeating the description of the environment and the cost
Feeling peoples wild and sinful dreams
Re-emphasizing the allure of wild dreams
Yeah, but where is the satisfaction for a girl like me?"
Repeating the dissatisfaction of a girl like Rose
Nobody knows
Highlighting the mystery surrounding Rose's fate
Just what became of old miss Rose
Appealing to Rose to maintain the flow of admirers
Oh Rose, won't you keep 'em coming to me?
She said, "I've paid the sheriff, paid the begger
Reiterating payments made to different entities
The lights and the street and the old bootlegger
Repeating the description of the environment and the cost
Feeling peoples wild and sinful dreams
Re-emphasizing the allure of wild dreams
Oh, but where is the satisfaction?
Pondering the absence of satisfaction
Tell me, where's that satisfaction?
Asking explicitly about the satisfaction
Oh, where is that satisfaction for a girl like me?"
Expressing the search for satisfaction for a girl like Rose
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