(Traditional)
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I've been a wild rover for many's a year,
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And I've spent all my 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!
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No nay never no more
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And I'll play the wild rover,
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No 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 my money was spent
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I asked her for credit, she answered me, "Nay",
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Saying, "Custom like yours 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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And I'll play the wild rover,
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No never no more
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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,
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And the words that I told you were only in jest"
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And it's no, nay, never!
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No nay never no more
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And I'll 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 when they have kissed me as oft-times before,
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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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And I'll play the wild rover,
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No never no more
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Wild Rover
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| The Pogues |
