It Suits Me Well

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