Lyrics of
Cracklin' Rosie

The song was inspired by the story of the indigenous people of Australia, where women in the community pooled their money to buy a man for a time to be a communal husband. Neil Diamond, impressed by this story during his tour in Australia, wrote the song as a fanciful take on that narrative.

Cracklin' Rosie, get on board
We're gonna ride till there ain't no more to go
Taking it slow, Lord don't you know
Have me a time with a poor man's lady
Hitchin' on a twilight train
Ain't nothing there that I care to take along
Maybe a song, to sing when I want
Don't need to say please to no man for a happy tune
Oh, I love my Rosie child
She got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin' Rosie you're a store-bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin'
Our song keeps runnin' on
Play it now
Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, that's all right
We got all night to set the world right
Find us a dream that don't ask no questions, yeah
Oh, I love my Rosie child
She got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin' Rosie, you're a store-bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin'
Our song keeps runnin' on
Play it now