The Legend of Jump River Rosie

Posted on September 1, 2019 by

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Jump River Rosie could pee standing up
further than any man,
betting those that came in her bar
she could out-pee them.

The bar was down by the river,
and when the sun was setting low
Rosie had had enough beer to drink
to put on quite a spectacular show.

The men would gather ’round
to see the sight of wild Rosie
dropping her worn dungarees
as she aimed for a pee- stained target
hanging on the old oak tree.

And I swear, or I’ll be forever damned
as Rosie stood there peeing
in the golden shine of the sun’s rays
she hit that darned target
every single danged time.

Now I never saw it with my own two eyes,
but I’ve heard the legend told for many a year
For Jump River Rosie was quite a woman,
because she could pee further than any man.

©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg

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Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 23 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. 
You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
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23 Comments on “The Legend of Jump River Rosie”

  2. I would love to sit and have a drink with Jump River Rosie! Sounds like she has more than one tall tale to tell! This sounds like a story you hear “from the friend of a friend” but you never quite know who told it first.

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  5. Thank you for this entertaining story.
    I knew Rosie from back in the 50’s. Too bad she had such a bad reputation , it was a “kiss and tell” thing. Rosie and I became good friends, she had a heart of gold.
    One Thanksgiving weekend when I had to work on Friday and couldn’t go home for the long weekend she loaned me her apartment downtown over a bar. That was much better than staying in my rented room.
    I won’t ever forget Rosie, for my limited efforts she has dropped out of sight. I hope she found a nice man and raised a nice family. Makes me sad to think about her now.
    ..

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  7. It is good to hear of Jump River Rosie. Mind you I was lucky to consider women highly with both a strong mother and aunts and able to witness my own wife give birth at home over 50 years ago (PS. I was the midwife’s assistant!).

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  10. A lighthearted tall tale. But I’m still trying to figure out the logistics of a woman being able to
    hit that high up target all the time.

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  11. A few discrepancies in the Legend of Jump River Rose story.
    That was a contest that never took place. The real story is Rose bet she could pee higher on a wall than any man, but you couldn’t use your hands. She won, hands down.
    The only target she ever hit was with a 30.06 and it wasn’t that large.
    I never called her Rose, I called her mom

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    • Haha! Love your response. Yes, I took some liberties with the story. My husband, who is from Wisconsin told me the ‘story’ of Jump River Rosy. 🥰

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    • my folks, aunts, uncles and their friends went up there almost every year for decades so I grew up with the legend. I have Rosies Bar memorabilia including glass mugs I use frequently. They are all gone now but I am coming up there at the end of June to see the tree. I hope it is still there

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