Sweet Roseanne, sweet Roseanne,
Bye-bye sweet Roseanna.
I thought I heard my baby say:
I won't be home tomorrow.
Sweet Roseanne, my darlin' child,
Bye-bye sweet Roseanna.
Sweet Roseanne, my darlin' child,
I won't be home tomorrow.


Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
Bye-bye sweet Roseanna.
Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
I won't be home tomorrow.

The steamboat's comin' 'round the bend,
Bye-bye sweet Roseanna.
She's loaded down with harvestmen,
I won't be home tomorrow.
Don't you want to go home on your next payday?
Bye-bye sweet Roseanna.
Don't you want to go home on your next payday?
I won't be home tomorrow.

I'm goin' away but not to stay,
Bye-bye sweet Roseanna.
I'm goin' away but not to stay,
I won't be home tomorrow.

Sweet Roseanne, sweet Roseanne,
Bye-bye sweet Roseanna.
Sweet Roseanne, sweet Roseanne,
I won't be home tomorrow.