It Suits Me Well (Demo)

It Suits Me Well - Sandy Denny

My name is jan the gypsy

I travel the land

There are no chains about me

I am me own man

I can tell a fair old story

Which I'm sure aint no surprise

Of the places I have been oh

And they aint no lies

I've never had a proper home

Not one like yours is

I've nearly always had a caravan

With horses

And I know you won't believe me

Though it is the truth to tell

That the living it is hard oh

But it suits me well

I am I traveller of the seas

I am a sailor

The ocean has been good to me

She aint no jailor

I can tell a fair old story

Which I'm sure aint no surprise

Of the places I have sailed oh

And they aint no lies

I've never had a garden

Or a place with windows

I stand upon the salty deck

And feel the wind blow

And I know you won't believe me

Though it is the truth to tell

That the living it is hard oh

But it suits me well

My mother was a fire-eater

Fore she desert us

So when I was only seven years old

I joined the circus

And I can tell a fair old story which I

M sure aint no surprise

Of the places we have played oh

And it aint no lies

I've never had no money

And no hope to get none

I can always get a penny

When there is good reason

And I know you won't believe me

Though it is the truth to tell

That the living it is hard oh

But it suits me well