Rambling Boys Of Pleasure

from Never Stop Moving by John Jones (voice of Oysterband)

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RAMBLING BOYS OF PLEASURE
(Trad arr John Jones / Benji Kirkpatrick)

You rambling boys of pleasure give ear unto these lines I write
It’s true I am a rover and in roving I take delight
’Til I fixed my eye on a fine young girl and she did me beguile
But I never could be right easy when my love she was out of my sight

The first time that I saw her I thought in my heart she’d be mine
That there could not be another and we never change our mind
But gold is the root of all evil though it shines with a glittering hue
Causes many a lad and lass to part let their minds be ever so true

Down by yon Valley Gardens one evening as I chanced to stray
It’s there I saw my darling but she did not look my way
She told me to take love easy and blow with the leaves on the trees
But I being young and foolish with her I could not agree

If there’s one thing that does grieve me to be called a runaway
To leave where I was bred and born for there is no reason to stay
To leave my life and friends behind o pray what can I do
Must I become a rover in a land I never knew?

You rambling boys of pleasure
You rambling boys of pleasure
You rambling boys of pleasure

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from Never Stop Moving, released September 4, 2015
John Jones - lead vocals
Benji Kirkpatrick - guitar
Al Scott - bouzouki, strings
Lindsey Oliver - bass
Sophie Walsh - harp

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John Jones (voice of Oysterband) UK

JOHN JONES is best known as the powerful, charismatic singer with OYSTERBAND, one of the leading folk and roots outfits on the UK music scene, acclaimed by music critics and fans alike; recipients of numerous Music Awards.

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