"The Life Of The Rover" lyrics

The old ways are changing, you cannot deny
The day of the traveller is over
There is nowhere to go and there's nowhere to bide
So goodbye to the thirty-foot trailer

Farewell to the tent and the old caravan
To the tinker, the gypsy, the travelling man
Goodbye to the life of the rover

Farewell to the songs and the travelling talk
Farewell to the horse and the bridle
The buying, the selling, the old fortune telling
The knock on the door and the hawking

Farewell to the tent and the old caravan
To the tinker, the gypsy, the travelling man
Goodbye to the life of the rover

You've got to move fast to keep up with the times
For these days a man cannot dander
There's a bylaw to say you must be on your way
And another to say you can't wander

Farewell to the tent and the old caravan
To the tinker, the gypsy, the travelling man
Goodbye to the life of the rover

The old ways are passing and soon they'll be gone
For progress is always a factor
It's scent to afflict and when they evict us
They tow us away with a tractor

Farewell to the tent and the old caravan
To the tinker, the gypsy, the travelling man
Goodbye to the life of the rover