Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke!
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Farewell to the rum and occasional coke!
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Farewell to the girls who came ready to play!
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For this is the end of my wandering ways.
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Woke up one morning to the slam of a door.
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My lady had left me, she could take it no more!
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The note on the table in black and white told..
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My wandering ways had left her heart cold.
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We met last December while out on the tear.
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The laughter it flowed with the wine and the beer!
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I promised her riches, I said I'd be true,
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She gave me a baby and the party was through.
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Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke!
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Farewell to the rum and occasional coke!
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Farewell to the girls who came ready to play!
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For this is the end of my wandering ways.
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Now I miss my lady, I miss her so much!
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The smell of her hair and her comforting touch.
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And I miss my boy and his ready smile!
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They needed a man but I was a child.
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I hope this song finds her wherever she is!
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And if you see her, would you tell her this?
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For ramblin' and rovin' I don't give a damn!
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The boy that she left has grown into a man.
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Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke!
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Farewell to the rum and occasional coke!
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Farewell to the girls who came ready to play!
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For this is the end of my wandering ways.
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[Instrumental Lead-up]
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There's lots to be said for being out on the tear.
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As luck would have it the very next year,
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I met her again and she'd seen how I'd grown!
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Now we still go a ramblin, but we do it at home.
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Come all you young ramblers wherever you are.
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Beware of the ladies you meet at the bar!
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The promise of pleasure can change your whole life.
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You walk in with a wallet and walk out with a wife!
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Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke!
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Farewell to the rum and occasional coke!
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Farewell to the girls who came ready to play!
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For this is the end of my wandering ways.
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Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke!
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Farewell to the rum and occasional coke!
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Farewell to the girls who came ready to play!
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For this is the end of my wandering ways.
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For this is the end of my wandering ways!
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Wandering Ways
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| Great Big Sea |
