Silly Wizard - The Ramblin' Rover
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- Опубліковано 28 лют 2012
- Oh, there're sober men in plenty,
And drunkards barely twenty,
There are men of over ninety
That have never yet kissed a girl.
But gie me a ramblin' rover,
And fae Orkney down to Dover.
We will roam the country over
And together we'll face the world.
There's many that feign enjoyment
From merciless employment,
Their ambition was this deployment
From the minute they left the school.
And 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.
I've roamed through all the nations
Ta'en delight in all creation,
And I've tried a wee sensation
Where the company, did prove kind.
And when partin' was no pleasure,
I've drunk another measure
To the good friends that were treasure
For they always are in our minds.
If you're bent wi' arth-i-ritis,
Your bowels have got colitis,
You've gallopin' with bollockitis
And you're thinkin' it's time you died,
If you been a man of action,
Though you're lying there in traction,
You will get some satisfaction
Thinkin', "Jesus, at least I tried."
My dad saying this at my grandfathers funeral yesterday, we all cried
"You may gain some satisfaction, thinking Jesus at least i tried" my favorite line. Maybe your grandfather was a great man. Maybe he wasn't. I'll never know. Made enough of an impact to be on your mind tho. My condolences for your loss
I’m terribly sorry for your loss
Andy was a great friend and neighbour who will is sorely missed , what a performer and ambassador for Scottish and Irish folk music .
Gaels forever!
How can you not love this song? A grand cantering bit of a tune and clever, sharp words stitched together with elegant rhyming grace and precision.
nevermind the extensive amounts of misfortune behind each word in the work. Then kin that with the culture lost. The only way to let the world know of what theg lost is to ramble an rover
@Mark Dane I started a small war with sweden, and replicated camden new jersey 14 times! What did I do wrong?
RIP Andy. One of my favorites who blazed a path for Scottish folk music. Great voice, great stage presence and a great performer. This too was a "car fav" sung at the top of our lungs and will continue to be for as long as I have breath!
It reminds me a lot of some Cork songs, not just the songs but the way he sings it.
Couldn't have said it better myself sir, doing the same in the car till I'm robbed of the ability to belt this out!
My friend got married this summer and he invited me. They had karoake at the reception and i sang this one. His grooms whole half of the family clapped along and made me feel so much less nervous about singing in front of people.
That is something great, Andy, thank you very much and rest in peace.
I am 36 and grew up with my parents playing these guys all the time. Now I sing this to my 4yo as a lullaby and the 11yo has latched onto 'if i was a blackbird' when she can't sleep. I hope they are in the afterlife living it up together.
Whether he was solo or with Silly Wizard, Andy M Stewart was the first Celtic musician whom I remember loving. His voice is incredible, and is the first I think of when I think of this beautiful genre.
I've loved his singing, and am so sad he's gone too soon. Andy's songs always sounded in the tradition from which he came. This one makes a perfect epitaph.
RIP Andy. Really great guy with an even better tune. Love this song, always brings me to tears
I love this song. It was my first introduction to Silly Wizard, many many years ago. RIP Andy, and Johnny too.
This is a surprisingly gentle treatment of this standard. The warmth of the voices is captivating.
If I'm not mistaken, this is the original.
@@Archangelm127 Thank you. This is lovely.
Love it,I was an original member of 1RCHA pipes and drums way back in the 80's,and we'd finish many an informal session not on the pipes,but by singing this.
This day is the first I've heard this song. I'm in LOVE. My favorite.
Jesus at least I tried - a great motto! RIP Andy a great singer
I give them the respect they deserve!😊
I always throw on this song and sit back with a glass of scotch I want to remember better times
Omg its been 4 years that i had a part of the lyrics stuck in my head and on my facebook. I always thought it was just some rambling someone wrote on a wall in a hostel in Florence that i stayed at to come and find out its a song....all this time it was a song...wow...thanks so much...
I'll have this sung at me wake!
Silly wizard ws one of the greatest Celtic bands ever. God bless them! or Goddess, as the case may be.
Celtic..? Sound Germanic to me. They’re singing in English, not Gallic.
Such a free-spirit song, I love it!
Thank you Andy and the rest of Silly Wizard. Big part of my childhood right here
One of my favorite Silly Wizard songs!
RIP Andy M Stewart - a man o' action!
Rest in peace buddy
It's interesting that he wrote the Queen of Argyll based on this old classic and people mistakenly think it's an old song
I miss you dad, what I wouldn’t give for everyone to be around the kitchen table singing this together just one more time!
Just may be my favorite song of all time.
Beautiful song with a lot of meaning to it
One thumb down? Must be one of those sober men.
Such a great song... the best to spend scottish high games in washington
This is in my blood.
Love this song
such beautiful harmonies
Fantastic!
Outstanding song, excellent version.
Thank you uploading and for the lyrics! Beautiful performance ♥
31 people feign enjoyment from merciless employment
I love this song!
great tune
😃 Oh, I *LOVE* this - the best of all the recordings. You can hear the joy and affection he has for the song. Magical! 💕 *MAGICAL!* 💐
Thank you for posting. 😌 May we *all* have a merry, happy, safe and healthy, peaceful and *PROSPEROUS* new year! Blessings! 💕
RIP Andy.
Thanks for the lyrics to a grrrreat chune...
Brilliant
What a beautiful Flag !!!
Legend
Taken back to a faire troupe with this, Almost fifteen years gone since that summer. With this tune.
Bad ass!!!!!!
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My jam
This chune. Yeah
5 men are men of over 90 who have never yet kissed a girl.
Now 14 people's bowels have got colitis.
CrackedLogic Politics seems to be 16 now.
CrackedLogic Politics make that 91for me :(
42 with arthiritus
45 who are thinkin it's time they died.
woop!
probably 3 people who havent been men of action and cant think jesus at least i tried
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8 dislikes - some people just don't get it do they ;-)
+LstCowboy They probably have galloping bollockitis
+Dan Hazing precisely ;-)
Well I mean, never have I seen such an overwhelmingly high majority of likes.
14 people are Wee Frees.
Mindicus where are you? 💖💓💞💞❤️💞💖💓💞❤️💞💖
0:30 when farting was no pleasure
I miss Andy M. Stewart.
The Scottish equivalent of Planxty and I mean that in the best possible sense.
3. 1 sober. What drunk at 20. And one 90 year old who's a tad bit shy.
It is a folk song?
He made it up. But it is folk song style.
Here because of Lenni and Margot (sigh) anyone else?😢
Its a song.
Is this from any of their albums, or did they just do this live only?
Live Wizardry, not sure if it appears on other albums.
LstCowboy Thanks.
44 people disliked.... wow, give yer head a shake....
Wonderful song. I've been looking for this particular version and had little luck until now.
One thing, though - your verses are in the wrong order. Nothing other than that. Thanks for uploading!
How does the writer of the original song get the order of his own song wrong? Silly Wizard wrote it... or at least was the guy who sung it first...
CrackedLogic Productions I'm pretty sure Spaz meant the printed lyrics at the top of the page, lol. ;)
Jesus, at least he tried! ;)
Try not to clap along I dare you
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Mccalmans did it better
I love this song and i'm proud to be Scottish! Posted by Michael McCall 🏴🏴🏴☺️
Love this song