The Wild Rover

And it's no, nay, never

No, nay, never, no more

Will I play the wild rover

No, never, no more

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 like yours I could have any day"

And it's no, nay, never

No, nay, never, no more

Will I play the wild rover

No, never, no more

I took from me pocket ten sovereigns bright

And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight

She says, "I have whiskeys and 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

And it's no, nay, never

No, nay, never, no more

Will I play the wild rover

No, never, no more

I went home to my parents, confessed what I'd done

And I asked them to pardon their prodigal son

And when they caressed me as oft times before

Now 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