Wild rover

G C
I've been a wild rover for many a year,
G D G
and I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer.
C
But now I'm returning with gold in great store,
G D G
and I never will play the wild rover no more.



D
And it's no, nay, never,
G C
no, nay, never, no more,
G C
will I play the wild rover,
D G
no never, no more.




G C
I went straight to an ale house I used to frequent,
G D G
and I told the landlady me money was spent.
C
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay,
G D G
such custom like yours I could have any day.




D
And it's no, nay, never,
G C
no, nay, never, no more,
G C
will I play the wild rover,
D G
no never, no more.




G C
I took from me pocket ten sovereigns bright,
G D G
and the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight,
C
She said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the best,
G D G
and the words I have told you were only in jest."




D
And it's no, nay, never,
G C
no, nay, never, no more,
G C
will I play the wild rover,
D G
no never, no more.




G C
I'll go home to me parents, confess what I've done,
G D G
and I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son.
C
And if they caress me as oft times before,
G D G
Than I never will play the wild rover no more!


D
And it's no, nay, never,
G C
no, nay, never, no more,
G C
will I play the wild rover,
D G
no never, no more.




D
And it's no, nay, never,
G C
no, nay, never, no more,
G C
will I play the wild rover,
D G
no never, no more.