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VERSE 1:
G C
I've been a wild rover, for many's the 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
CHORUS:
D D7
And it's no, nay, never
G C
No, nay, never, no more
G D
Will I play the wild rover
G D G
No, never, no more
VERSE 2:
G C
I went into an alehouse, I used to frequent
G D G
And I told the landlady me money was spent
C
I asked her for credit, she answered my nay
G D G
Such a custom like yours I can get any day
CHORUS:
D D7
And it's no, nay, never
G C
No, nay, never, no more
G D
Will I play the wild rover
G D G
No, never, no more
VERSE 3:
G C
I brought from my pocket, ten sovereigns bright
G D G
And the landlady's face opened up with delight
C
She said I have whiskeys and wines of the best
G D G
And the words that I said-to-ya were only in jest
CHORUS:
D D7
And it's no, nay, never
G C
No, nay, never, no more
G D
Will I play the wild rover
G D G
No, never, no more
VERSE 4:
G C
I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done
G D G
And I'll ask that the pardon their prodigal son
C
And if the caress me, as oft times before
G D G
Then I never will play the wild rover no more
CHORUS:
D D7
And it's no, nay, never
G C
No, nay, never, no more
G D
Will I play the wild rover
G D G
No, never, no more
