Intro
F F F A# F F F C F F F A# F F C F F F F
[Verse]
F A#
I've been the wild rover for many's the year
F C F
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer
F A#
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
F C F
And I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus]
C F A#
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
F A# C F
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
[Verse]
F A#
I went to an alehouse I used to frequent
F C F
And I told the landlady me money was spent
F A#
I asked her for credit, she answered me "nay"
F C F
"Such a custom as yours I can have every day"
[Verse]
F A#
I then took from me money ten sovereigns bright
F C F
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight
F A#
She says "I have whiskeys and wines of the best"
F C F
And the words that you told me were only in jest
[Chorus]
C F A#
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
F A# C F
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
C F A#
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
F A# C A# C
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
[Interlude]
F F F A# F F F C Dm Dm Dm A# F F C F F F F
[Verse]
F F A#
I'll home to my parents, confess what I'd done
F C F
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
F F A#
And when they've caressed me as ofttimes before
F C F
I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus]
C F A#
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
F A# C F
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
C F N.C. A#
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
F A# C F
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
F A# C F
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more