The Wild Rover

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 the 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 whiskeys 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

And it's no, nay, never

No, nay, never no more

Will I play the wild rover

No, never, no more