I've been a wild rover for many's the year
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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
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And it's No, Nay, never,
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No, nay never no more
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Will I play the wild rover,
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No never no more
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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 a customer as you I can have any day
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And it's No, Nay, never,
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No, nay never no more
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Will I play the wild rover,
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No never no more
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I took up from my pocket, 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 I'll take you upstairs and I'll show you the rest"
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And it's No, Nay, never,
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No, nay never no more
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Will I play the wild rover,
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No never no more
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I'll go home to my 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, if they'll forgive me as oft times before
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Then I never will play the wild rover no more
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And it's No, Nay, never,
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No, nay never no more
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Will I play the wild rover,
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No never no more
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The Wild Rover
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| Sinead O'Connor |
