What is "a'rovin"? [closed]

I have been listening sea chanties and I found one named The Maiden from Amsterdam, but in the lyrics it says

A rovin', a rovin'
Since rovin's been my ru-i-in,
I'll go no more a roving,
With you fair maid!

So the question, is what is a roving ?

Rovin' is short for roving.

Adjective:

going to many different places

M-W

A rovin' employs an artistic device in music to fill the meter. Without the stylization:

Oh Roving, Oh Roving

Since Roving's been my ruin,

I'll go no more roving,

With you fair maid!

He'll not be rovin' with this "fair maiden" anymore!

Oxford English Dictionary.

Roving adj

1. Of speech, thought, etc.: moving from one thing to another; treating of many subjects unsystematically; rambling, unstructured; (also) constantly active; rest

2. Of a manner of doing something, a person's life, etc.: characterized by roving (roving n.1 2) or an inclination to rove; esp. (of life, a period of time, etc.) spent roving. Cf. roving n.1

3.a. Of a person's eyes, gaze, etc.: moving in changing directions, esp. in appraising or searching for something, spec. with allusion to a tendency to flirt or be constantly looking for new potential sexual or romantic partners, esp. when one is already in a relationship (chiefly in roving eye). Cf. rover n.2 2b.

b. Of a person or a person's mind: inclined towards sexual promiscuity or adultery; adulterous; promiscuous.

4. a. Esp. of a person or animal: that travels from place to place without fixed route or destination; wandering, roaming; nomadic; (also) marauding.

   b. Of a person in relation to his or her job: required to travel to various locations; peripatetic. Freq. in roving reporter.

c. Sport. Having the freedom or propensity to move about the field of play at will rather than remain in a set position. Cf. roving commission n. 3

5. Made or held on the basis of incomplete information; conjectural. Cf. rove v.2 3a. Obs.

There are multiple examples of each use starting from circa 1560.