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Cracklin' Rosie" is a bottle of wine. Diamond got the idea for the song from a folk story of an Indian tribe in Northern Canada who had more men than women. He told David Wild at Rolling Stone: "On Saturday nights when they go out, the guys all get their girl; the guys without girls get a bottle of Cracklin' Rosie, that's their girl for the weekend." This was Neil Diamond's first American #1 hit, although he had previously written a number of hits for other artists including "I'm A Believer," which was a 1966 #1 for The Monkees. Two years after "Cracklin' Rosie," he topped the American charts again with "Song Song Blue" and in 1978 his duet with Barbara Streisand, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" became his third and last US #1. Cracklin' Rosie, get on board We're gonna ride till there ain't no more to go Taking it slow Lord, don't you know Have made me a time with a poor man's lady Hitchin' on a twilight train Ain't nothing there that I care to take along Maybe a song To sing when I want Don't need to say please to no man for a happy tune Oh, I love my Rosie child She got the way to make me happy You and me, we go in style Cracklin' Rose, you're a store bought woman You make me sing like a guitar hummin' So hang on to me, girl Our song keeps runnin' on Play it now Play it now, my baby Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile Girl if it lasts for an hour, that's all right We got all night To set the world right Find us a dream that don't ask no questions, yeah Oh, I love my Rosie child You got the way to make me happy You and me, we go in style Cracklin' Rose, you're a store-baught woman You make me sing like a guitar hummin' So hang on to me, girl Our song keeps runnin' on Play it now Play it now Play it now, my baby Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile God if it lasts for an hour, that's all right We got all night To set the world right Find us a dream that don't ask no question, yeah RELATED: Paul Revere & The Raiders : “Indian Reservation” (Cherokee People)