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I've been a wild rover for many a year, |
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And I've spent all my 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. |
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Chorus And it's no, nay, never |
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No, nay, never, no more, |
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Will I play the rover |
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No never, no more. |
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I went down to an ale house |
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I used to frequent, |
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And I told the landlady my money was spent. |
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I asked her for credit, but she answered me "Nay. Such custom like yours I could have any day." |
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Chorus... [Traditional version of this verse:] |
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So I pulled from my pocket a handful of gold |
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And upon the round table, it glittered and rolled |
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She said, "We have whiskey and beer of the best, What I told you before twas only in jest!" [Alternate, more contemporary version:] |
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I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright, |
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And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight, |
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She said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the best, For the words that you told me were only in jest." [OR: And I'll take you upstairs, and I'll show you the rest."] |
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Chorus... |
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I'll go home to my parents, confess what |
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I've done, |
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And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son. |
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And if they caress me as oft times before, |
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I never will play the wild rover no more! |
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Chorus... |
