Wild Rover

I've been a wild rover for many's the year
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer
And now I’m returning with gold in great store
And I never will play the wild rover no more

 

[chorus]
And it’s no nay never
No nay never, no more
That I’ll play the Wild Rover
No nay never, no more

 

I went into a tavern I used to frequent
And I told the landlady me money was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me “Nay,
Such custom as yours I’d have any day”
 

[chorus]
And it’s no nay never
No nay never, no more
That I’ll play the Wild Rover
No nay never, no more

 

I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright
And the landlady’s eyes opened wide with delight
She said “I have whiskey and wines of the best”
But the words that I spoke, they were only in jest
 

[chorus]
And it’s no nay never
No nay never, no more
That I’ll play the Wild Rover
No nay never, no more

 

I’ll go home to my parents, confess what I’ve done
And I’ll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
And when they caress me as ofttimes before
Well I never will play the Wild Rover no more
 

[chorus]
And it’s no nay never
No nay never, no more
That I’ll play the Wild Rover
No nay never, no more

 

[chorus]
And it’s no nay never
No nay never, no more
That I’ll play the Wild Rover
No nay never, no more

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