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[Roud 386; Ballad Index FowM059; VWML FK/18/252/1, CJS2/10/1159, CJS2/9/1155; Bodleian Roud 386; trad.]. W.B. Yeats' poem and the resulting song Down by the Salley Gardens are based on this work.
You rambling boys of pleasure,
Give ear unto these lines I write.
I own I am a rover,
In rambling I take great delight.
I cast my mind on a handsome girl,
Though oftentimes she does me slight,
My mind is never easy
Except when my true love is in my sight. - Licensing
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Versions
You Rambling Boys of Pleasure written by [Traditional] English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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You Rambling Boys of Pleasure | Planxty | 1979 | |||
The Rambling Boys of Pleasure | Bert Jansch | November 1990 | |||
You Rambling Boys of Pleasure | Mick Ryan and Paul Downes | 2013 | |||
Ramblin' Boy | Kronos Quartet with Olivia Chaney | June 9, 2017 |