The Wild Rover
I've been a wild rover for many's the year
And I've spent all my money on whisky and beer.
But now I'm returning with money 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 ale-house I used to frequent
And I told the landlady, my mony was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me: nay,
Such a custom as your I can have every day
I then took from my pocket ten sovereings bright
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with deelight
She said: I have whisky and wines of my best
And the words that you told me were only in jest
I'll go home to my parents confess what I have done
And I'll ask them to pardon the prodigal son
And when they caress me as oft-times before
I never will play the wild rover no more.
And I've spent all my money on whisky and beer.
But now I'm returning with money 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 ale-house I used to frequent
And I told the landlady, my mony was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me: nay,
Such a custom as your I can have every day
I then took from my pocket ten sovereings bright
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with deelight
She said: I have whisky and wines of my best
And the words that you told me were only in jest
I'll go home to my parents confess what I have done
And I'll ask them to pardon the prodigal son
And when they caress me as oft-times before
I never will play the wild rover no more.
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Writer(s): Tradicional
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