The Wild Rover

[Intro] [A short instrumental with a lilting melody] [Verse 1] 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. [Chorus] And it's no, nay, never, No, nay never no more, Will I play the wild rover, No never no more. [Verse 2] I went to an alehouse I used to frequent, I told the landlady my money was spent. I ask her for credit, she answered me nay, Such a custom as yours I can have any day. [Chorus] And it's no, nay, never, No, nay never no more, Will I play the wild rover, No never no more. [Verse 3] I brought from me pocket ten sovereigns bright, And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight. She said: "I have whiskeys and wines of the best, And the words that you told me were only in jest." [Chorus] And it's no, nay, never, No, nay never no more, Will I play the wild rover, No never no more. [Bridge] In the glow of the hearth, I sit down with a sigh, Reflecting on days that have swiftly gone by. The laughter and singing, the good times galore, A rover no longer, but tales to encore. [Verse 4] 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. [Chorus] And it's no, nay, never, No, nay never no more, Will I play the wild rover, No never no more. [Outro] And it's no, nay, never, No, nay never no more, Will I play the wild rover, No never no more. [Outro] And it's no, nay, never, No, nay never no more, Will I play the wild rover, No never no more. [Outro Instrumental]