3/4 time
[Intro]
[Verse]
I ve been a wild rover for many a year
I spent all me money on whiskey and beer
But now I m returning with gold in great store
And I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus]
And it s no nay never, no nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
[Verse]
I went in to an alehouse I used to frequent
And I told the landlady me money was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me "Nay!"
"Such custom as yours I could have any day!"
[Chorus]
And it s no nay never, no nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
[Verse]
I took out of me pocket ten sovereigns bright
And the landlady s eyes opened wide with delight
She said: "I have whiskeys and wines on the best!
And the words that I told you were only in jest!"
[Chorus]
And it s no nay never, no nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
[Verse]
I ll go home to my parents, confess what I ve done
And ask them to pardon their prodigal son
And when they ve caressed me as oftimes before
I never will play the wild rover no more.
[Chorus]
And it s no nay never, no nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
And it s no nay never, no nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
On the first and third lines of the verse
the last bar of G is a often a walkup from G to C.
1 2 3 1 2 & 3 &
e|----------|----0-0-0-0-|
B|----------|----1-1-1-1-|
G|----------|----0-0-0-0-|
D|----------|------------|
A|----0--2--|-3----------|
E|-3--------|------------|
The last D7 on the first line of the chorus is often played as 3 staccato strikes.
1 2 3
e|-2--2--2--|
B|-1--1--1--|
G|-2--2--2--|
D|-0--------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
