tune: I'll go no more a Roving
On Gauda Prime there lived a man,
Mark well what I do say,
On Gauda Prime there lived a man,
And he was living on the lam,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake.
A-rebelling, a-rebelling, for rebelling brought me just heartache,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake!
I knew that Blake had betrayed me,
Mark well what I do say,
I knew that Blake had betrayed me,
For he went to join the RSC,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake.
A-rebelling, a-rebelling, for rebelling brought me just heartache,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake!
I shot him three times in the chest,
Mark well what I do say,
I shot him three times in the chest,
He should have worn a bullet-proof vest,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake.
A-rebelling, a-rebelling, for rebelling brought me just heartache,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake!
He slithered down, my friend so dear,
Mark well what I do say,
He slithered down, my friend so dear,
And whispered 'kiss me' in my ear,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake.
A-rebelling, a-rebelling, for rebelling brought me just heartache,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake!
I stood and gazed on blood and gore,
Mark well what I do say,
I stood and gazed on blood and gore,
While he pulled faces from the floor,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake.
A-rebelling, a-rebelling, for rebelling brought me just heartache,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake!
On Gauda Prime we met our fate,
Mark well what I do say,
On Gauda Prime we met our fate,
Thank God the pubs were open late!
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake.
A-rebelling, a-rebelling, for rebelling brought me just heartache,
I'll go no more a-rebelling with you, Roj Blake!
Footnotes: RSC = Royal Shakespeare Company, where Gareth Thomas went when he left Blake's 7.
Verses 4 and 5 draw on anecdotes told by Paul Darrow and Gareth Thomas on the 'Together Again' tapes.