{"id":16281,"date":"2022-06-14T14:16:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=16281"},"modified":"2022-06-14T14:21:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:21:56","slug":"every-morning-i-meet-rosa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/every-morning-i-meet-rosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Every morning I meet Rosa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
First Published<\/td>1909<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>RP Weston, FJ Barnes and Maurice Scott<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN29706<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td> Rosie Lloyd<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Bentall, Brenda; England; 1970<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sammy Simpson ev'ry morning used to ride\nTo the city in the tram and by his side\nSat a little lady who would blush so red...\nEv'ry time he smiled but not a word was said...\nRosa was the name upon her brooch, that's so\nAnd Sammy sighed \"This girlie I should like to know\"\n\nEv'ry morning I meet Rosa,\nRiding on the tramway car\nSmile a loving smile which shows her\nJust how things are.\nThough I'd like to speak to Rosa,\nSilent I must be.\nFor nobody who I know knows her,\nTo introduce her to me.<\/em>\n\nRiding home at even-time that lovelorn boy\nWatch'd for her to board the tram and thrill'd with joy\nWhen the car was crowded she forgot her pride\nAnd would seem to nestle closer to his side\nIf she saw her standing then the spoony chap\nWould offer her his seat and wish it was his lap\n\nSammy now quite happy says he's free from care,\nOnce she forgot her purse he paid for her fare;\n\"Take my card\" she whispered in a grateful way\n\"Call and I'll repay you\" so he call'd next-day\nPopped the question quickly, \"Now she's mine\" says Sam\n\"We had a silent courtship in the dear old tram\"\n\n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A song written by three different songwriters: RP Weston,<\/a> FJ Barnes and Maurice Scott. It was performed by  Rosie Lloyd in around 1909\/10. Rosie (1879-1944) was the sister of Marie Lloyd<\/a>, but was a well-known performer in her own right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1970 a fragment of the chorus of this song was collected from the singing of Brenda Bentall by Roy Palmer, whose version can be found on the British Library Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have failed to find any recordings …<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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