ROSITA (Her Name Was Rosita)
Jimmy Kennedy (m) Michael Carr (l)  1940

as rec by Harry Roy & his Mayfair Hotel Orchestra
(vocal - Johnny Burns)  1945


Rosita,
Her name was Rosita.
I used to serenade her,
Old Spanish songs I played her
On my guitar;
She was lovely as a star!

Rosita,
I lived for Rosita.
She met a caballero,
He was her handsome hero
Right from the start,
And he won Rosita's heart.

One night they planned an escapada,
So they could wed at break of day.
I helped them plan their escapada,
And watched my love ride away.

Rosita,
I lost my Rosita,
No more to serenade her.
Somebody else has made her
Happy, and so
She will never, never know
That I loved Rosita so!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2013)