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A-ROVING (CHANTY), by                    
First Line: In amsterdam there dwelt a maid
Last Line: "I'll go no more a-roving / with you, fair maid"
Variant Title(s): The Fair Maid Of Amsterdam
Subject(s): Sailing & Sailors


In Amsterdam there dwelt a maid,
Mark well what I do say;
In Amsterdam there dwelt a maid,
And she was mistress of her trade.
And I'll go no more a-roving
With you, fair maid.
A-roving, a-roving,
Since roving's been my ru-i-n,
I'll go no more a-roving
With you, fair maid.
Her cheeks was red, her eyes was brown,
Mark well what I do say;
Her cheeks was red, her eyes was brown,
Her hair like glow-worms hanging down,
And I'll go no more a-roving
With you, fair maid.
A-roving, a-roving,
Since roving's been my ru-i-n,
I'll go no more a-roving
With you, fair maid.





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