Oh, there's sober men in plenty
And drunkards barely twenty
There are men of over ninety
That have never yet kissed a girl
But give me a ramblin' rover
From Orkney down to Dover
We will roam the country over
And together we'll face the world
I have run through all the nation
Taken delight in all creation
And I tried a wee sensation
When the company did prove kind
But when parting was no pleasure
I drank another measure
To the good friends that we treasure
For they always are on my mind
Oh, there's sober men in plenty
And drunkards barely twenty
There are men of over ninety
That have never yet kissed a girl
But give me a ramblin' rover
From Orkney down to Dover
We will roam the country over
And together we'll face the world
There are some who feign enjoyment
From merciless employment
Their condition was this deployment
From the minute they left the school
And they scrimp and save and ponder
While the rest go out and squander
See the world and rove and wander
And they're happier as a rule
Oh, there's sober men in plenty
And drunkards barely twenty
There are men of over ninety
That have never yet kissed a girl
But give me a ramblin' rover
From Orkney down to Dover
We will roam the country over
And together we'll face the world
Well, your bones have arthritis
Your bowels have got colitis
You've got gallopping bollockitis
And you're thinkin' it's time you died
Well, you've been a man of action
Now you're lying there in traction
You can gain some satisfaction thinking
Jesus, at least I tried
Oh, there's sober men in plenty
And drunkards barely twenty
There are men of over ninety
That have never yet kissed a girl
But give me a ramblin' rover
From Orkney down to Dover
We will roam the country over
And together we'll face the world