I’m a Rover

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's ne'er a nicht I'm gane to ramble There's ne'er a nicht I'm gane tae roam There's ne'er a nicht I'm gane to ramble Intae the airms o' my ain true love [Refrain] I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover o' high degree It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company [Verse 2] Though the nicht be as dark as dungeon Not a star can be seen above I will be guided without a stumble Intae the airms o' my ain true love [Refrain] I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover o' high degree It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company [Verse 3] He stepped up tae her bedroom windae Kneeling gently upon a staine He whispers through her bedroom windae "My darling dear dae ye lie alain?" [Refrain] I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover o' high degree It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company [Verse 4] She raised her head from her down soft pillow Wi' her airms around her breasts Says: "Wha is that at my bedroom windae Disturbing me at my lang night's rest?" [Refrain] I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover o' high degree It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company [Verse 5] Says I, "My love, it's thy true lover, open the door and let me in For I am come on a lang night's journey More than near drenched tae the skin" [Refrain] I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company [Verse 6] She opened the door wi' the greatest pleasure She opened the door and she let him in They bathe, shook hands, and embraced each other Until the morning they lay as one [Refrain] I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover o' high degree It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company [Verse 7] Says I: "My love, I must go and leave you To climb the hills, they are far above But I will climb wi' the greatest pleasure Since I've been in the arms of my love" [Refrain] I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover o' high degree It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company