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[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]