A popular song from 1925.
Words by Alfred Bryan.
Music by Geo. W. Meyer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Where the ocean breezes play
Rosie met a lad one day
He invited her to take a row
As he jumped into the boat
Someone handed her a note
And it read, “Here’s something you should know
He is just a little sailor Sheik
Takes a diff’rent girlie out each week
Chorus
If he gets too sentimental
Row! Row! Rosie
Rosie, Row for the shore
Even tho’ he’s sweet and gentle
Row! Row! Rosie
Don’t let him rock the boat
It’s mighty hard to float
Out on the ocean a kiss in the dark
Sometimes is worse than the bite of a shark
So, let your conscience be your guide
And Row! Row! Rosie!
Rosie, row for the shore
- Rosie’s tender heart was stirred
As she read each little word
It was just like music to her ears
She had longed to meet a Sheik
Who was not afraid to speak
It had been her dream for many years
Rosie rowed but not toward the shore
She forgot those words forever more
Chorus
If he gets too sentimental
Row! Row! Rosie
Rosie, row for the shore
Even tho’ he’s sweet and gentle
Row! Row! Rosie
No use to shout or squawk
You can’t get out and walk
You may be youthful and chock full of hope
But you won’t float, you’re not Ivory Soap
So, let your conscience be your guide
And Row! Row! Rosie!
Rosie, row for the shore
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: