Beer posted the Fables version in another thread;

Thread #96582   Message #1890362
Posted By: Beer
21-Nov-06 - 08:21 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Origins: My Jolly Roving Tar
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Jolly Roving Tar

Neither one Thurg. However the closest version is the one posted by Peace.

Here is the Fables Version.

Ships may come and ships may go as long as the seas do roll
Each sailor lad, just like his dad, he loves the flowin' bowl
A trip ashore he does adore with the girl that's plump and round
And when your money's gone it's the same old song… Get up Jack John sit down

CHORUS:
Come along, come along, me jolly brave boys… there's lots of grog in the jar
We'll plough the briny ocean with the jolly rovin' tar

When Jack gets in it's then he'll stair to some old boarding house
They'll welcome him with rum and gin and feed him on port stout
He'll spend and he will not offend until he's drunk on the ground
And when your money's gone, it's the same old song… Get up Jack John sit down

He'll stair onboard some ship bound down for Newfoundland
All the ladies there in Placentia Bay, they love that sailor man
He'll go ashore, all on a tear, and he'll buy some girl a gown
And when your money's gone, it's the same old song… Get up Jack John sit down

When Jack gets old and weatherbeat, too old to roam about
They'll let him stop in some rum shop 'til eight bells call him out
He'll raise his eyes up to the sky sayin' "boys, we're homeward bound"
And when your money's gone it's the same old song… Get up Jack John sit down