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The Rambling Rover

A song in the key of G

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Sheet Music for "The Rambling Rover"The Rambling RoversongAndy M. Stewart (1952-2015), Scotland= 100Chorus002550005552500525003205250020520255000555250052500320525020545Verse:0555000555250052500032052500205202550005555250052500320525020545Chorus:Oh, there are sober men and plenty, and drunkards barely twenty,There are men of over ninety that have never yet kissed a girl.But give me a ramblin' rover, frae Orkney down to Dover.We will roam the country over and together we'll face the world.There's many that feign enjoyment from merciless employment,Their ambition was this deployment from the minute they left the school.And they save and scrape and ponder, while the rest go out and squander,See the world and rove and wander and they're happier as a rule.ChorusI have roamed through all the nations, taken delight in all creation,I've enjoyed a wee sensation where the company it was kind.But when parting was no pleasure, I've drunk another measureTo the good friends that we treasure, for they always are on our mind.ChorusIf you're bent with arthiritis, your bowels have got colitis,You have galloping ballicitus, and you're thinkin' it's time you died,If you been a man of action, though you're lying there in traction,You may gain some satisfaction thinkin', "Jesus, at least I tried!"ChorusTranscription: id:hn-song-107
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Abc notation for The Rambling Rover
X:2279 T:Rambling Rover, The R:song C:Andy M. Stewart (1952-2015), Scotland Z:id:hn-song-107 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 K:G
P:Chorus D D2E | G2G A2A | A2G- G2d | d2B d2e | e2d- d Bd | e2e g2f | e2d B2G | AAB A2G | E3 D2E | G2G A2A | A2G- G2d | d2B d2e | e2d- d Bd | e2e g2f | e2d B2G | ABA G2F | G4- G || P:Verse: D | GGG A2A | A2G- G2d | d2B d2e | e2d- d Bd | eee g2f | e2d B2G | AAB A2G | E3 D2E | G2G A2A | A2G- Gdd | d2B d2e | e2d- d Bd | e2e g2f | e2d B2G | ABA G2F | G2 || W:Chorus: W:Oh, there are sober men and plenty, and drunkards barely twenty, W:There are men of over ninety that have never yet kissed a girl. W:But give me a ramblin' rover, frae Orkney down to Dover. W:We will roam the country over and together we'll face the world. W: W:There's many that feign enjoyment from merciless employment, W:Their ambition was this deployment from the minute they left the school. W:And they save and scrape and ponder, while the rest go out and squander, W:See the world and rove and wander and they're happier as a rule. W: W:Chorus W: W:I have roamed through all the nations, taken delight in all creation, W:I've enjoyed a wee sensation where the company it was kind. W:But when parting was no pleasure, I've drunk another measure W:To the good friends that we treasure, for they always are on our mind. W: W:Chorus W: W:If you're bent with arthiritis, your bowels have got colitis, W:You have galloping ballicitus, and you're thinkin' it's time you died, W:If you been a man of action, though you're lying there in traction, W:You may gain some satisfaction thinkin', "Jesus, at least I tried!" W: W:Chorus
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