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