A-Rovin'

Tabulated by James Ouzts
Ph.D., Chairman/Professor Audiology and Speech Pathology
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 39833-3372

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y

3   4  4    -4   -5     5  -4   4
In Plymouth-town there lived a maid,

  6   -4   -5   5-4 4
Bless you young woman.

3   4  4    -4   -5     5   -4  4
In Plymouth-town there lived a maid,

5    6    6 -66 -5  6
Oh, mind what I  do say.

6  -6  -6   -5    -6     6   6  5
In Plymouth-town there lived a maid

6  -5   5   -4   4   5  4    3
And she was mistress of her trade.

3   4  -4  5  -5 67 -6  -5    5  -4     4
I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid.

6 -6 -5 -6  6  5     6   -5  5   -4
A-rovin, a-rovin', since rovin's been

4   5 4  3   3    4 -4  5  -5 67 -6
My ru i in, I'll go no more a-rovin'

-5    5  -4    4
With you fair maid.

"ru i in" pronounced "rue eye in"
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This was a tune included in my old high
school barbershop quartet's repertory.
It helped us win a competition once
upon a time.

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