Rosalee

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Off a no-name road on Chickasaw Bluff Feel the hair on the back of your neck stand up When you see those cypress roots that wind 'Round a marble stone that says "Bill O'Brian" Legend lives, the old folks tell The ghost of a lawman haunts these hills Looking for the woman that shot him down And the .44 that was never found Under that Chickasaw ground [Chorus] Rosalee You better run before they hunt you down in Tennessee Damn that deputy 'Cause a jealous heart ain't worth the cost of hanging from the gallows tree And what if they find out just who fired the gun? Rosalee, you better run [Verse 2] More thorn than rose, how oft thеy'd say Of the girl with the golden hair in braids Ravеn eyes and her copper kettle Charmed the hearts of the best bootleggers Bill O'Brian moved in on the bluff He laid the law down a little too rough Busting every keg and still 'Til he fell in love with that whiskey gal If I can't have her, no man will [Chorus] Rosalee You better run before they hunt you down in Tennessee Damn that deputy 'Cause a jealous heart ain't worth the cost of hanging from the gallows tree And what if they find out just who fired the gun? Rosalee, you better run [Bridge] What if they knew Miss Betty Lou had seen him at the dance that night? What if they noticed Otis Johnson begging him not to fight? What if they heard his final words layin' by the cypress tree? Rosalee, Rosalee [Verse 3] Off a no-name road on Chickasaw Bluff There's a wise old woman with a whiskey jug Some say saint, some say killer They never could prove who pulled that trigger Beneath those cypress roots that wind The secret died with Bill O'Brian He'll follow her to the depths of hell Mix love and whiskey, it won't end well Sometimes you can hear him yell [Chorus] Rosalee You'd better run before they hunt you down in Tennessee Damn that deputy 'Cause a jealous heart ain't worth the cost of hanging from the gallows tree And what if they find out just who fired the gun? Rosalee, you better run Rosalee, Rosalee