Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Essential Band
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Venter
Composer
Robin Cree
Arranger
Nicholas Sands
Arranger
Lyrics
There's ne'er a night I am gone to ramble
There's ne'er a night I am gone to roam
There's ne'er a night I am gone to ramble
Into the arms of the one I love
I'm a rover, seldom sober
I'm a rover by degree
It's when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin'
How to gain my love's company
Though the night be as dark as dungeon
Not a star can be seen above
I will be guided without a stumble
Into the arms of the one I love
I'm a rover, seldom sober
I'm a rover by degree
It's when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin'
How to gain my love's company
He stared above at her bedroom window
Kneeling gently on a stone
He whispers through to her bedroom window
"Is me darling in there at home?"
I'm a rover, seldom sober
I'm a rover by degree
It's when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin'
How to gain my love's company
She raised her head from her down sewn pillow
With her arms around her breast
Sayin', "Who is that at me bedroom window
Disturbing me from me long night's rest?"
I'm a rover, seldom sober
I'm a rover by degree
It's when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin'
How to gain my love's company
Says, "I'm me, love, it's your own true lover
Open the door and let me in
They both shook hands and embraced each other
To the morning, they lay as one
I'm a rover, seldom sober
I'm a rover by degree
It's when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin'
How to gain my love's company
Says, "Aye, me love, I must go and leave you
To climb the hills, they are far above
Well, I will climb with greatest pleasure
Since I've been in the arms of the one I love"
Yes, I'm a rover, seldom sober
I'm a rover by degree
It's when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin'
How to gain my love's company
It's when I'm drinkin', I'm always thinkin'
How to gain my love's company
Written by: Caroline Corr, DP, James Corr, Sinéad O'Connor
