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Song title: Rose


Rose

Sha na na na na na
Sha na na na na na
Rose was a waitress for 20 years or more
Packing in the pocket change, she was heaven sent
She taught me how to balance trays when I did'nt know what to do
And I learned to turn enough tables to make my rent
She said "keep your eye on the work clock
Keep a quarter in the jukebox
There's some top shelf whiskey behind the coffee machine
Don't talk to the boss, he's got a taste for trucker
And a temper thats cross
He's a working definition of what it is to be mean"

I'm goin' out on the streets of the city boy
Spend my money tonight
I'm going out on the streets of the city
Rose you're pushing 50, but you sure look alright now
Sha na na na na na
Sha na na na na na

Now there's this spanish guy who speaks no english
And he does the dishes by hand
And you know his case it never slides
I said " Rose he must be one of god's own children"
She just laughs at me and says "yeah, god's got him doing the dishes
All night out the back"
Oh but he keeps smiling and those dinner plates keep pilin'
Up so high, seems he can't make a dent
Me I'm just bitchin' by the service station
Cause I'm tired of waitin' on all these jokers
For a lousy ten per cent

I'm goin' out on the streets of the city boy
Spend my money tonight
I'm going out on the streets of the city
Rose you're pushing 50, but you sure look alright now
Sha na na na na na
Sha na na na na na

Oh I travelled once with this rock and roll band
And my baby was a hero to every small town local man
And I watched that golden summer of Chelsea 88
Pass through the rear view mirror of his rented car
Oh but don't you learn real young and fast
That the good times they are'nt meant to last
Sweet love, ain't it the first to disappear
Rose sometimes you know I get so frightened
That I'm gonna be spending the rest of my life
Working on the graveyard shift here

I'm goin' out on the streets of the city boy
Spend my money tonight
I'm going out on the streets of the city
Rose you're pushing 50, but you sure look alright now
Sha na na na na na
Sha na na na na na
Sha na na na na na
Sha na na na na na

Notes: As played at the 17/18-Dec-2000 Conventional Hall shows, performed by Patti Scialfa.


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This song has never been published on any official release.

Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
 - 17/12/2000 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA during the Convention Hall Shows 2000
 - 18/12/2000 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA during the Convention Hall Shows 2000

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First known live performance: 17/12/2000 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 18/12/2000 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA

Song 'history':


Played during the Conventional Hall shows in 2000
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