Lyrics and translation Harry Belafonte - A-Roving
A
roving,
a
roving
since
roving's
been
my
ruin
Je
vagabonde,
je
vagabonde,
car
la
vagabondage
a
été
ma
ruine
I'll
go
no
more
a
roving
from
you
fair
maid
Je
ne
vagabonderais
plus,
ma
belle
In
Amsterdam
there
lives
a
maid
À
Amsterdam,
il
y
a
une
belle
Mark
well
what
I
do
say
Marquez
bien
ce
que
je
dis
In
Amsterdam
there
lives
a
maid
À
Amsterdam,
il
y
a
une
belle
And
she
was
mistress
of
her
trade
Et
elle
était
maîtresse
de
son
métier
I'll
go
no
more
a
roving
from
you
fair
maid
Je
ne
vagabonderais
plus,
ma
belle
A
roving
a
roving
since
roving's
been
my
ruin
Je
vagabonde,
je
vagabonde,
car
la
vagabondage
a
été
ma
ruine
I'll
go
no
more
a
roving
from
you
fair
maid
Je
ne
vagabonderais
plus,
ma
belle
Her
eyes
are
like
two
stars
so
bright
Ses
yeux
sont
comme
deux
étoiles
si
brillantes
Mark
well
what
I
do
say
Marquez
bien
ce
que
je
dis
Her
eyes
are
like
two
stars
so
bright
Ses
yeux
sont
comme
deux
étoiles
si
brillantes
Her
face
is
soft
her
step
is
light
Son
visage
est
doux,
son
pas
est
léger
I'll
go
no
more
a
roving
from
you
fair
maid
Je
ne
vagabonderais
plus,
ma
belle
A
roving
a
roving
since
roving's
been
my
ruin
Je
vagabonde,
je
vagabonde,
car
la
vagabondage
a
été
ma
ruine
I'll
go
no
more
a
roving
from
you
fair
maid
Je
ne
vagabonderais
plus,
ma
belle
Her
cheeks
are
like
the
rosebud's
red,
Ses
joues
sont
comme
le
rouge
de
la
rose,
Mark
well
what
I
do
say
Marquez
bien
ce
que
je
dis
Her
cheeks
are
like
the
rosebud's
red
Ses
joues
sont
comme
le
rouge
de
la
rose
There's
a
wealth
of
hair
upon
her
head
Il
y
a
une
richesse
de
cheveux
sur
sa
tête
I
go
no
more
a
roving
from
you
fair
maid
Je
ne
vagabonderais
plus,
ma
belle
A
roving
a
roving
since
roving's
been
my
ruin
Je
vagabonde,
je
vagabonde,
car
la
vagabondage
a
été
ma
ruine
I'll
go
no
more
a
roving
from
you
fair
maid
Je
ne
vagabonderais
plus,
ma
belle
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1
Cu-Cu-Ru-Cu-Cu Paloma
2 If I Were A Carpenter
3 Angelina
4 Jump in the Line
5 Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
6 Jamaica Farewell
7 Try to Remember
8 Michael Row the Boat Ashore
9 Mary's Boy Child
10 I Do Adore Her
11 Shenandoah
12 Oh, Freedom
13 I'm Just a Country Boy
14 Shenandoah
15 Don't Ever Love Me
16 Cotton Fields
17 Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down) [From "Bright Road"]
18 Jump Down Spin Around
19 Mama Look A Boo Boo
20 Cocoanut Woman
21 Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
22 A-Roving
23 Scarborough Fair (Canticle)
24 In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
25 Come Back Liza
26 Delia's Gone
27 God Bless the Child
28 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
29 Hold 'Em Joe
30 Muleskinner
31 Once Was
32 Danny Boy
33 When the Saints Go Marching In
34 Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
35 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
36 Angelique-O
37 On Top of Old Smokey
38 Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
39 Venezuela
40 Sylvie
41 Unchained Melody
42 Island in the Sun
43 Land of the Sea and Sun
44 Midnight Special
45 This Land Is Your Land
46 By the Time I Get to Phoenix
47 A Day In the Life of a Fool
48 Mr. Bojangles
49 Abraham, Martin And John
50 Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
51 Fare Thee Well
52 Man Piaba
53 John Henry
54 Island In the Sun (from "Island In the Sun")
55 One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
56 Chimiley Smoke
2 If I Were A Carpenter
3 Angelina
4 Jump in the Line
5 Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
6 Jamaica Farewell
7 Try to Remember
8 Michael Row the Boat Ashore
9 Mary's Boy Child
10 I Do Adore Her
11 Shenandoah
12 Oh, Freedom
13 I'm Just a Country Boy
14 Shenandoah
15 Don't Ever Love Me
16 Cotton Fields
17 Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down) [From "Bright Road"]
18 Jump Down Spin Around
19 Mama Look A Boo Boo
20 Cocoanut Woman
21 Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
22 A-Roving
23 Scarborough Fair (Canticle)
24 In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
25 Come Back Liza
26 Delia's Gone
27 God Bless the Child
28 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
29 Hold 'Em Joe
30 Muleskinner
31 Once Was
32 Danny Boy
33 When the Saints Go Marching In
34 Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
35 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
36 Angelique-O
37 On Top of Old Smokey
38 Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
39 Venezuela
40 Sylvie
41 Unchained Melody
42 Island in the Sun
43 Land of the Sea and Sun
44 Midnight Special
45 This Land Is Your Land
46 By the Time I Get to Phoenix
47 A Day In the Life of a Fool
48 Mr. Bojangles
49 Abraham, Martin And John
50 Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
51 Fare Thee Well
52 Man Piaba
53 John Henry
54 Island In the Sun (from "Island In the Sun")
55 One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
56 Chimiley Smoke
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