G C G C G D
[Verse]
G C
I've been a wild rover for many's a year
D G
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer
C
And now I'm returning with gold in great store
G D G
And I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus]
D G
And it's no nay never
C
No nay never no more
G C
Will I play the wild rover
D G
No never no more
[Instrumental]
G C G C G D
[Verse]
G C
I went to an alehouse I used to frequent
D G
And I told the landlady, my money was spent
C
I asked her for credit, she answered me, "Nay
G D G
Such a custom as yours I could have any day"
[Chorus]
D G
And it's no nay never
C
No nay never no more
G C
Will I play the wild rover
D G
No never no more
[Verse]
C
Then out of my pockets I took sovereigns bright
D G
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight
C
She says, "I have whiskey and wines of the best
G D G
And the words that I spoke were only in jest"
[Chorus]
D G
And it's no nay never
C
No nay never no more
G C
Will I play the wild rover
D G
No never no more
[Instrumental]
G C G C G D
[Verse]
G C
I go home to my parents, confess what I've done
D G
And I ask them to pardon their prodigal son
C
And if they caress me as oft times before
G D G
I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus]
D G
And it's no nay never
C
No nay never no more
G C
Will I play the wild rover
D G
No never no more
[Chorus]
D G
And it's no nay never
C
No nay never no more
G C
Will I play the wild rover
D G
No never no more
[Chorus]
N.C.
And it's no nay never
N.C. C N.C.
No nay never no more
N.C. G C
Will I play the wild rover
N.C. D G
No never no more
