Intro:   00:03:00  00:07:00

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Verse 1:   00:07:00  00:30:00

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Ive been a wild rover for many a year

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I 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:    00:30:00  00:48:00

         D7           G                C

And it's no nay never, no nay never no more

       G             C         D7        G

Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more

Verse 2:   00:48:00  01:09:00

  G                                   C

I went in 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 custom as yours I could have any day!

Chorus:    01:09:00  01:28:00

          D7           G                C

 And it's no nay never, no nay never no more

        G             C         D7        G

 Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more

 

Verse 3:   01:28:00  01:48:00

  G                                    C

I took out of me pocket ten sovereigns bright

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And the landlady's eyes opened wide with deligh

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She said: "I have whiskeys and wines on the best!

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And the words that I told you were only in jest!"

Chorus:   01:48:00  02:07:00

         D7           G                C

And it's no nay never, no nay never no more

       G             C         D7        G

Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more

Verse 4:   02:07:00  02:27:00

        G                                     C

I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done

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And ask them to pardon their prodigal son

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And when they've caressed me as oftimes before

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I never will play the wild rover no more.

 

Chorus:   02:27:00  02:46:00

         D7           G                C

And its no nay never, no nay never no more

       G             C         D7        G

Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more

       D7           G                C

And its no nay never, no nay never no more

       G             C         D7        G

Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more

02:46:00   03:06:00

         D7           G                C

And it's no nay never, no nay never no more

       G             C         D7        G

Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more