haunted

well

i lost my home and fortune

people think i'm round the bend

now i'm a dirty beggar

wailing in van diemen's land

and all the money that some passing people give to me

i spend in 1000 bars and get as drunk as i can

well

i'm haunted by a ghost

i've got to run away from me

but this ghost's inside of me

so tell me when will i be free?

well

i'm haunted by a ghost

i've got to run away from me

but this ghost's inside of me

so tell me when will i be free?

i've been searching high and low

just for a little piece of gold

but you can't hurry love

my friend

that's what i have been told

i have to rove and ramble and to roam the streets at night

'cause i can't bear to stay at home

the yearning's deep inside

one night i was completely drunk

and staggered through the town

my head fell on the pavement

as the streets moved up and down

when i regained my consciousness

i looked into your eyes

oh

please don't go

i'm beggin' you

i'll always treat you nice

well

i lost my home and fortune

people think i'm round the bend

now i'm a dirty beggar

wailing in van diemen's land

and all the money that some passing people give to me

i spend in 1000 bars and get as drunk as i can

i'm haunted by a ghost

i've got to run away from me

but this ghost's inside of me

so tell me when will i be free?

never - never - never - never

i've been rovin'

all my life