Wild Rover

{t:Wild Rover}
{st:folk song}


{c:Strum:  |:  D – u d  |  D – u d  |  D – u d  |  D – u d  :|:}

|        [C]  / [G7]  / [C]  / [C]

I've [C]been a wild rover for many a [F]year [F]
And I [C]spent all me [G7]money on whiskey and [C]beer [C]
But [C]now I'm returning with gold in great [F]store [F]
And I [C]promise to [G7]play the wild rover no [C]more


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
And it's [G7]no, nay, never  <4 stomps or claps>
[C]No, nay, never, no [F]more,
Will I [C]play the wild [F]rover,
No [G7]never, no [C]more [C]
{eoc}


I [C]went to an ale house I used to fre-[F]quent [F]
And I [C]told the land-[G7]lady me money’s all [C]spent [C]
I [C]asked her for credit, she answered me [F]"Nay…[F]
Sure a [C]custom like [G7]yours I could get any [C]day."


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
And it's [G7]no, nay, never  <4 stomps or claps>
[C]No, nay, never, no [F]more,
Will I [C]play the wild [F]rover,
No [G7]never, no [C]more [C]
{eoc}


[C]And from my pocket I took sovereigns [F]bright [F]
And the [C]landlady's [G7]eyes they lit up with de-[C]light [C]
She [C]said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the [F]best [F]
And I'll [C]take you up-[G7]stairs, and I'll show you the [C]rest.


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
And it's [G7]no, nay, never  <4 stomps or claps>
[C]No, nay, never, no [F]more,
Will I [C]play the wild [F]rover,
No [G7]never, no [C]more [C]
{eoc}


I'll go [C]home to me parents, confess what I've [F]done [F]
And I'll [C]ask them to [G7]pardon their prodigal [C]son [C]
And [C]if they forgive me as oft times be-[F]fore [F]
Then I [C]promise I’ll [G7]play the wild rover no [C]more!


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
And it's [G7]no, nay, never  <4 stomps or claps>
[C]No, nay, never, no [F]more,
Will I [C]play the wild [F]rover,
No [G7]never, no [C]more [C]
{c:One more time ...}
And it's [G7]no, nay, never  <4 stomps or claps>
[C]No, nay, never, no [F]more,
Will I [C]play the wild [F]rover,
No [G7]never, no [C]more [C]
{eoc}



{t:Wild Rover}