I've been a wild rover for many's the year,
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and I spent all me money on whiskey and beer.
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And 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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And it's no, nay, never! No, nay, never, no more,
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will I play the wild rover. No (nay) never no more!
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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 could have any day".
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I took from me 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 whiskies and wines of the best,
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and the words that I told you were only in jest".
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I'll go home to me parents, confess what I've 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 oft times before
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then I never will play the wild rover no more.
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The Very Wild Rover
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| Cruachan |
