Doc Watson

A-Rovin' On A Winter's Night

Doc Watson


A-rovin' on a winter's night
And a-drinkin' good old wine,
Thinkin' about that pretty little girl,
That broke this heart of mine. 
She is just like a bud of rose,
That blooms in the month of June.
Or like some musical instrument,
That's just been lately tuned. 

Perhaps it's a trip to some foreign land, 
A trip to France or Spain, 
But if I should go ten thousand miles, 
I'm a-comin' home again. 

And it's who's a-gonna shoe your poor little feet, 
Who's a-gonna glove your little hands? 
Who's a-gonna kiss your sweet little lips, 
Honey, who's a-gonna be your man? 

I love you till the sea runs dry, 
And the rocks all melt in the sun. 
I love you till the day I die, 
Though you will never be my own. 

A-rovin' on a winter's night
And a-drinkin' good old wine, 
Thinkin' about that pretty little girl, 
That broke this heart of mine.