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This tune was composed by Spencer the Rover
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As valiant a man as ever left home
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And he had been much reduced
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And caused great confusion
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And that was the reason he started to roam
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In Yorkshire near Rotherham, he had been on the ramble
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Weary of traveling, he sat down to rest
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By the foot of yon? mountain
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Lays a clear flowing fountain
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With bread and cold water he himself did refresh
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With the night fast approaching, to the woods he resorted
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With woodbine and ivy his bed for to make
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But he dreamt about sighing
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Lamenting and crying
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Go home to your family and rambling forsake
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'Twas the fifth day of November, I've reason to remember
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When first he arrived home to his family and friends
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And they did stand so astounded
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Surprised and dumbfounded
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To see such a stranger once more in their sight
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And his children come around him with their prittle prattling stories
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With their prittle prattling stories to drive care away
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And he's as happy as those
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As have thousands of riches
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Contented he'll remain and not ramble away
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This tune was composed by Spencer the Rover
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As valiant a man as ever left home
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And he had been much reduced
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And caused great confusion
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And that was the reason he started to roam