Spencer the Rover-Bob Cooper/Ron Copper

[ti:Spencer the Rover] [ar:Bob Cooper] [al:English Shepherd and Farming Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Spencer the Rover (漂泊者斯宾塞) - Bob Cooper/Ron Copper [00:01.12]These words were composed [00:04.38]By Spencer the Rover [00:07.80]Who had travelled Great Britain [00:10.88]And most parts of Wales [00:14.19]He had been so reduced [00:17.45]Which caused great confusion [00:20.81]And that was the reason he went on the roam [00:27.76] [00:29.11]In Yorkshire near Rotherham [00:32.44]He had been on his rambles [00:35.66]Being weary of travelling [00:38.73]He sat down to rest [00:42.11]At the foot of yonder mountain [00:45.52]There runs a clear fountain [00:48.96]With bread and cold water [00:52.43]He himself did refresh [00:56.48] [00:57.46]It tasted more sweeter than [01:01.11]The gold he had wasted [01:04.09]More sweeter than honey and [01:07.70]Gave more content [01:10.76]But the thoughts of [01:12.36]His babies lamenting their father [01:17.55]Brought tears them their eyes [01:20.69]Which made him a lament [01:23.94] [01:25.69]The night fast approaching [01:28.95]To the woods he resorted [01:32.28]With woodbine and ivy his bed for to make [01:39.13]There he dreamt about [01:41.18]Sighing lamenting and crying [01:45.75]Go home to your family and rambling forsake [01:52.70] [01:53.88]On the fifth of November [01:57.16]I've a reason to remember [02:00.34]When first he arrived home to [02:03.50]His family and wife [02:07.07]They stood so surprised [02:10.27]When first he arrived [02:13.89]To be home such a stranger [02:17.06]Once more in their sight [02:21.40] [02:22.26]His children came around [02:24.81]Him with their prittle-prattling stories [02:28.67]With their prittle-prattling [02:30.53]Stories to drive care away [02:35.52]Now they are united like birds of one feather [02:42.17]Like bees in one hive contented they'll be [02:49.51] [02:50.29]So now he is a-living in his cottage contented [02:56.77]With woodbine and roses [03:00.08]Growing all around the door [03:03.69]He's as happy as those that [03:06.95]Got thousands of riches [03:10.48]Contented he'll stay and go rambling no more