I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree
It's when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin' how to gain
my love's company
Though the night be as dark as dungeon, not a star can
be seen above
I will be guided without a stumble, into the arms of my
own true love
I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree
It's when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin' how to gain
my love's company
He stepped up to her bedroom window, kneeling gently
upon a stone
He whispers through her bedroom window, my darling dear
do you lie alone
I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree
It's when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin' how to gain
my love's company
It's only me your own true lover, open the door and let
me in
For I have come on a long nights journey and I'm near
drenched to the skin
I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree
It's when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin' how to gain
my love's company
She opened the door with the greatest pleasure, she
opened the door and she let him in
They both shook hands and embraced each other, until
the morning they lay as one
I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree
It's when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin' how to gain
my love's company
Says I: My love I must go and leave you, to climb the
hills they are far above
But I will climb with the greatest pleasure, since I've
been in the arms of my love
I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree
It's when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin' how to gain
my love's company
