These words were composed by Spencer the Rover
Who had travelled Great Britain and most parts of Wales
He had been so reduced which caused great confusion
And that was the reason he went on the roam.
In Yorkshire near Rotherham he had been on his rambles
Being weary of travelling he sat down to rest
At the foot of yonder mountain there runs a clear fountain
With bread and cold water he himself did refresh.
It tasted more sweeter than the gold he had wasted
More sweeter than honey and gave more content
But the thoughts of his babies lamenting their father
Brought tears to his eyes and caused him to lament.
The night fast approaching to the woods he resorted
With woodbine and ivy his bed for to make
There he dreamt about sighing lamenting and crying
To home to your family and rambling forsake.
On the fifth of November I've a reason to remember
When first he arrived home to his family and wife
They stood so surprised when first he arrived
To see such a stranger once more in their sight.
His children came around him with their prittle-prattling stories
With their prittle-prattling stories to drive care away
Now they are united like birds of one feather
Like bees in one hive contented they'll stay.
So now he is a-living in his cottage contented
With woodbine and roses growing all around the door
He's as happy as those that's got thousands of riches
Contented he'll stay and go rambling no more.
See also the version collected by Bob Copper from Jim Barrett in Hampshire, around 1954.
1 comment:
His vest bomb clicks on when I get 2 Billion dollers Sep 23
I said that time travel is controlled by the time cops now hundred percent its only fresh breathable air suplly the feeling of walking outside and odorelss the only chemical added is anti demon power. The time cops said there will be no wink them out of existance weopons on the world no phase them out of existance tech is allowed all papers and computer files on that burnt up any one or any device used to pass nuckles through ones skull is burnt up or sended to space station 30,000 light years away as long as the planet exist. Time cops of the world gov said there will be no time travel allowed in biuldings or any where where theres a door way you can only turn on magical science of interdemensional time warp tech on the road less travelled.
You can email or fax the time cops that set this in stone for all time on all worlds wherever theres movement in space also.
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