[chorus]
Oh, there's sober men aplenty, and drunkards barely twenty.
There are men of over ninety who have never yet kissed a girl.
But give me the Ramblin' Rover, frae Orkney down to Dover,
We will roam the country over, and together we'll face the world.
There are those who fain enjoyment, from merciless employment,
Their admission was this deployment, from the minute they left the school.
As they save and scrape and ponder, while the rest go out and squander,
See the world and rove and wander,and are happier as a rule. [chorus]
Well, I've roved thru all the nations, took delight in all creation,
I've enjoyed the wee sensation, when my company did prove kind.
And when partin' was my pleasure, I drank another measure,
To the good friends that we treasure, for they are always on our minds. [chorus]
So when you're bent up with arthritis, and your bowels have got collitis,
You've got gallopin' gollipanitis, and your thinkin' it's time you died,
If you've been a man of action, as your lying there in traction,
You can gain some satisfaction thinkin', "Jesus, at least I tried." [2x chorus]
Lead Vocal: Sean More
Backup Vocals: Linda King
More Backup Vocals: The Tipperary Inn Singers