Farewell to the life the rover
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1. The old ways are changing, you cannot deny,
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the
day of the traveller's over,
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there's
nowhere to go and there's nowhere to bide,
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so
farewell to the life of the Rover.
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Farewell to the tent and the old caravan,
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to the tinker, the gipsy, the
travelling man,
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farewell to the life of the rover.
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2. Farewell to the cant and the travelling tongue,
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farewell
to the Romany talking,
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the buying
and selling, the ould fortune-telling,
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the
knock at the door and the hawking.
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3. Farewell to the besoms of heather broom,
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farewell
to the creel and the basket,
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the
folks of today, they would far sooner pay,
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for a
thing that's been made out of plastic.
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5. You've got to move fast to keep up with the times,
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for
these days a man cannot donder,
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there's
a by-law to say you must be on your way,
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and
another to say you can’t wander.
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Farewell to the tent and the old caravan,
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to the tinker, the gipsy, the
travelling man,
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farewell to the life of the rover.
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6. Farewell to the pony, the cob and the mare,
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the
reins and the harness are idle,
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you
don't need a strap when your breaking up scrap,
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so
farewell to the bit and the bridle.
+ CHORUS (2x)
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Noel McLoughlin)