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, "NaySuch 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 bestAnd 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 doneAnd 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
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, "NaySuch 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 bestAnd 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 doneAnd 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
