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