A Roving by Snipeworld from Barrow-in-furness United Kingdom

jack snipe/ninety miles to nowhere
all songs traditional arranged jack snipe (c) 2020
produced & engineered by guy forrester
recorded at linden sound studios, shap by the 84' line up of: -
bob qazi ~ vocals, mandolin
jacqui spry ~ vocals
anne qazi ~ accordian, whistles
kelvin brown ~ acoustic guitar, banjo
vaughan phelps ~ bass

digitally remastered from the original cassette recording by dave walmsley june 2020

"the maid of amsterdam", also known as "a-roving", is a traditional sea shanty. the lyrics have many variations. they are often cautionary tales of a sailor's amorous encounter with the amsterdam maid, who, variably, is married, taking advantage of the sailor for his money...

there are many different variations of the lyrics to this song but the chorus remains a constant throughout: -

a-roving, a-roving
since roving's been my ru-i-in
i'll go no more a-roving with you, fair maid!