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this used to be very popular in the 60s around oz. lionel long did this version of it which i learned as a thoroughly enchanted teen-ager and have sung with undiminished affection ever since.
i've been a wild rover for many's the year
and i've spent all my money on whiskey and beer
and now i'm returning with gold in great store
and i never will play the wild rover no more
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and it's no nay never
no nay never no more
i never never never shall play
the wild rover no more
i went into a shanty i used to frequent
and i told the land lady me money was spent
i asked her for credit, she answered me nay
such a custom as yours i can get every day
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i then took from me pocket ten sovereigns bright
and the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight
she said i have whiskey and wines of the best
and the words that i uttered were only in jest
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i'll go home to my parents, confess what i've done
and i'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
and when they've caressed me as oft-times before
well i never shall play the wild rover no more
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