Rebel Rose (Milan Miller)

Rebel Rose

When the country was divided
And the north and south collided
In the town where the Potomac River flows
There lived a red-haired lass
Who mingled with the upper class
A dame that some knew as Rebel Rose

While brothers fought against each other
She was working undercover
Conspiring for the side that she chose
Through code and word of mouth
She sent secrets to the south
Where fates were hinged on news from Rebel Rose

She was friendly with the gentry- A striking socialite
Her powers of persuasion- Grew stronger in the night
Aristocrats and congressmen- Battlefield heroes
Not a man could resist- The charms of Rebel Rose

A betrayer of the Union Guard
Loved by General Beauregard
For the threat to the north she did pose
She twirled up notes in her hair
With details of when and where
All part of the flare of Rebel Rose

Charged and tried for treason
For a long list of reasons
She didn’t even try to oppose
They ran her out of D.C.
Back to the Confederacy
Where with open arms they greeted Rebel Rose

She was friendly with the gentry- A striking socialite
Her powers of persuasion- Grew stronger in the night
Aristocrats and congressmen- Battlefield heroes
Not a man could resist- The charms of Rebel Rose

While sailing out on the Cape Fear
The price she paid was dear
With treasure hidden in her underclothes
That stash of gold weighed her down
In the river there she drowned
And that was the end of Rebel Rose

She was friendly with the gentry- A striking socialite
Her powers of persuasion- Grew stronger in the night
Aristocrats and congressmen- Battlefield heroes
Not a man could resist- The charms of Rebel Rose