Away from Mississippi's vale,
With my ol' hat there for a sail,
I crossed upon a cotton bale
To Rose of Alabama.
Oh brown Rosie,
Rose of Alabama!
A sweet tobacco posey
Is my Rose of Alabama.
I landed on the far sand bank,
Away from Mississippi's vale,
With my ol' hat there for a sail,
I crossed upon a cotton bale
To Rose of Alabama.
Oh brown Rosie,
Rose of Alabama!
A sweet tobacco posey
Is my Rose of Alabama.
I landed on the far sand bank,