(Pat Alger)

Rosie crossed the Rio Grande

In the middle of the night she swam
With all she could carry
In a plain cloth sack

Heading for the promised land
Never coming back


Friends and family stayed behind
To haul the crops at harvest time
They think about Rosie

And all those nights
She spent thinking of
Her city lights


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City lights shining in her eyes

Spreading out like Christmas lights
Under California skies
When the sun goes down

And those dreams begin to fade
She's got those city lights
To help her find her way


Times were hard and the jobs were few
City lights were so brand new

Down in the barrio
Good times were hard to find
So Rosie packs her cares

And up the hill she climbs
To see those


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Rosie never wants

Those dreams to fade away
Never wants to let the rain
Spoil a sunny day

So when the sun goes down
And those dreams begin to fade
She's go those city lights

To help her find her way

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