The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #9683   Message #63488
Posted By: Matthew B.
16-Mar-99 - 01:48 PM
Thread Name: Origin: A-Rovin' I Will Go
Subject: RE: A Rovin I Will Go
The song you seek is "Ten Thousand Miles Away" -- the melody of which evolved into the melody for "Banks of the Sacramento," which in turn was then stolen (and copyrighted) by Steven Foster for "Camptown Races."

The refrain goes:

Blow your winds, high ho

A rovin' I will go

I'll stay no more on England's shore

To hear the music play...

...and so on.