Wandering The King's Highway - 1935 - Peter Dawson

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins - 12 Dec 2001

I've always been a rover,
Summer and winter too;
Wandering the wide world over,
Tramping my whole life through.
But when I start my journey,
At the dawn of another day,
I give a health to comrades,
Pals of the Great Highway.

So long to you!
Got to be on the road again;
So long to you!
Got to hitch up my load again;
It's been great to meet you here,
Right good company and right good cheer;

Now then my lads!
Anyone like to come with me?
A wand'rer's life is free,
As I go, Rain or snow,
Wandering the King's Highway.
Nights are cold;
Maybe I am growing old.
Yet I thrive,
And the pals I meet make it good to be alive;

Comrades, farewell,
What if we never meet again?
The memory will stay.
As I go, Rain or snow
Wandering the King's Highway.

Parting is filled with sorrow
But, as I roam the land,
I shall meet again tomorrow
Friends who will clasp my hand.

So with the dawn to greet me,
As the darkness is turn'd to day,
I and my friendly mem'ries
Start out upon our way.

So long to you!
Got to be on the road again;
So long to you!
Got to hitch up my load again;
It's been great to meet you here,
Right good company and right good cheer;

Now then my lads!
Anyone like to come with me?
A wand'rer's life is free,
I can say, Night and day,
Nothing ever worries me.

Nights are cold;
Maybe I am growing old.
Yet I thrive,
And the pals I meet make it good to be alive;
Comrades, farewell,
What if we never meet again?
The memory will stay.
As I go, Rain or snow
Wandering the King's Highway,
Wandering the King's Highway.

Soft karaoke
Words
synth str 1 treble
synth str 1 bass
synth str 1 mid range
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Lyric Line
brass
pizz str
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Wandering The King's Highway 1935
Words and music by Leslie Coward
copyright MCMXXXV Chappell and Co. Ltd., London
Allans Music Australia Pty. Ltd.,
276 Collins St., Melbourne.
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
and Ian Cousins, Australia Opera
originally sung by Peter Dawson
completed on 12 Dec 2001 at 12.45 GMT
in association with Doug Grierson
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