I've been a wild rover for many's the year
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
And I never will play the wild rover no more And it's no,
nay,
never No,
nay,
never,
no more
Will I play the wild rover No, never,
no more
I went into an alehouse I used to frequent
And I told a landlady me money was spent
I asked her for credit,
she answered me,
nay Such a custom as yours I can have every day
And it's no, nay, never No,
nay, never,
no more
Will I play the wild rover No, never,
no more
I then took from me pocket ten sovereigns
bright And the landlady's eyes opened wide
With delight She says,
I have whiskies and the wines of the best And the
words that you told me were only in jest And it's no,
nay,
never No,
nay,
never,
no more Will I play the wild rover No,
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've caressed me as oft times
before I never will play the wild rover no
more And it's no,
nay,
never
No,
nay,
never,
no more Will I play the wild rover No,
never,
no more