The Wild Rover

Luke Kelly; The Dubliners Nr.: 87
I've been a wild rover for many's the yearAnd I've spent all me money on whiskey and beerBut now I'm returning with gold in great storeAnd I never will play the wild rover no more

And it's no, nay, neverNo, nay never no moreWill I play the wild roverNo never no more

I went to an alehouse I used to frequentI told the landlady my money was spentI ask her for credit, she answered me naySuch a custom as yours I can have any day

And it's no, nay, neverNo, nay never no moreWill I play the wild roverNo never no more

I brought from me pocket ten sovereigns brightAnd the landlady's eyes opened wide with delightShe said:'I have whiskeys and wines of the bestAnd the words that you told me were only in jest'

And it's no, nay, neverNo, nay never no moreWill I play the wild roverNo never no more

I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've doneAnd I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal sonAnd when they've caressed me, as oft times beforeI never will play the wild rover no more

And it's no, nay, neverNo, nay never no moreWill I play the wild roverNo never no more

And it's no, nay, neverNo, nay never no moreWill I play the wild roverNo never no more
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