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Jolly Roving Tar

from Down Among the Dead Men by Mawkin

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JOLLY ROVING TAR
(Lyrics Trad. Melody James Delarre)

A song about the life of a sailor. Preceding this lovely American sea faring song is a little melody written by Nick. The song recounts how the pub is always willing to be your friend – until you run out of cash.

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Ships may come and ships may sail, through the seas they run
And a sailor lad likewise his son they love their port and rum
Well a lass ashore he do a adore one that is plump and round

But when your moneys all gone it’s the same old song, get up jack John sit down.

When jacks ashore he makes his way, to the boarding house
He’s welcomed in with rum and gin, likewise a fork and knife
He’ll spend he’ll spend he’ll never offend, until he is drunk on the ground

But when your moneys all gone it’s the same old song, get up jack John sit down

When jack sets sail aboard some ship for India or Japan.
Or in Asia there the ladies fair, they love their sailor man
He’ll go ashore and he won’t scorn to buy his girl a gown

But when your moneys all gone it’s the same old song, get up jack John sit down

Come along, come along me jolly brave boys, there’s plenty more grog in the jar, we’ll plough we’ll roam the ocean wide, the jolly roving tar

Now jacks too old and weather beat, to frail to sail about,
A grog shop they’ll let him stop, until eight bells ring out
He’ll throw his hands and aloud he’ll cry “thank god
I’m homeward bound”

But when your moneys all gone it’s the same old song, get up jack John sit down

Come along, come along me jolly brave boys, there’s plenty more grog in the jar, we’ll plough we’ll roam the ocean wide, the jolly roving tar

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from Down Among the Dead Men, released October 5, 2018

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Folk rebels, Mawkin, fresh off the back of the three-times-BBC-Folk -Award nominated collaboration Mawkin:Causley, are now forging a bold new sound that strengthens their instrumental roots and embraces a new, exuberant exploration into the traditional folk canon. ... more

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