Cat. #1239 (MFH #856) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 26, 1971
VERSE 1
I've traveled this wide world over
An' now, to another I'll go
I know that good ole quarters are waitin'
To welcome ole Rosin an' Beau
VERSE 2
An' when I am dead an' laid on th counter
A voice you will hear from below
Saying, bring out th whiskey an' water to drink
To, ole Rosin an' Beau
VERSE 3
An' when I'm dead I reckon
Th ladies will want to know
Just lift off th lid of my coffin
An' look at ole Rosin an Beau
VERSE 4
Then, get you a couple of tombstones
Place one at my head an' my toe
An' so not fail to scratch on h'it
The name of ole Rosin an' Beau
VERSE 5
I feel th germ tryin' approaching
That cruel an' fossil foe
Who spared me their age nor conditioned
When ole Rosin an' Beau