I Am a Rover

I am a rover and that's well known
I am about for to leave my home
Leaving my friends and my dear to mourn
My bonnie lass 'til I return

She drew a chair and made me sit down
And soon she told me her heart I'd won
She turned her head when I took my leave
Farewell, my lass, for me don't grieve

I am a rover and that's well known
I am about for to leave my home
Leaving my friends and my dear to mourn
My bonnie lass 'til I return

Oh, am I bound or am I free?
Or am I bound for to marry thee?
A married life you soon shall see
A contented mind, not jealousy

I am a rover and that's well known
I am about for to leave my home
Leaving my friends and my dear to mourn
My bonnie lass 'til I return

I sat me down for to write a song
I wrote it wide and I wrote it long
At every line I cried, my dear
At every word I shed a tear

I am a rover and that's well known
I am about for to leave my home
Leaving my friends and my dear to mourn
My bonnie lass 'til I return

As I roved over yon dreary moor
There I lost sight of my true love's door
My legs were lame and my eyes were blind
I'd left my bonnie lass behind

I am a rover and that's well known
I am about for to leave my home
Leaving my friends and my dear to mourn
My bonnie lass 'til I return