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The Rovin Ploughboy (lyrics)
The Morayshire Molecatcher John MacDonald is one of our sources for thissong, and it's interesting to note that Jeannie Robertson MBE, the great Balladsinger and Scottish Traveller used the tune for her version of the Gypsy Laddies.
This song The Rovin Ploughboy also incorporates some verses from theolder ballad The Gypsy Laddies, one of the songs featured in Francis Child'sfamous The English and Scottish Popular Ballads. The package includes both thesolo song and a harmony part so is really useful for group work as well as a solo.
The Rovin Ploughboy
1. Saddle tae me ma auld grey mare,
Saddle tae me my pony-o,
For a'm on the road an' a'm gaun far awa'
Awa' wi' ma rovin ploughboy-o.
Chorus Ploughboy -o, ploughboy -o, follow the rovin ploughboy-o.
2.Last night a slept on a fine feather bed,
Sheets an' blankets sae cosy-o,
Tonight a'll sleep on a cauld barn floor,
Rowed in the airms o ma ploughboy-o.
3.Champion ploughboy ma Geordie lad,
Cups an' medals an' prizes-o,
In bonnie Deveronside there is none tae compare
Wi' ma jolly rovin poughboy-o.
4.Sae fare thee weel tae Huntly toon,
Fare thee weel Drumdelgie-o;
For a'm on the road an' a'm gaun far awa',
Awa' wi' ma jolly rovin ploughboy-o.