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Wild Rover
I've been a wild rover for many a year,
And I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
But now I'm returning with gold in great store,
And never will I play the wild rover no more.
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And it's no, nay, never
No, nay, never, no more,
Will I play the wild rover
No never, no more.
I went in to an ale house I used to frequent,
And I told the landlady my money was spent.
I asked her for credit; she answered me "Nay.
Such custom like yours I could get any day."
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So I pulled from my pocket a handful of gold,
And upon the round table, it glittered and rolled.
She said, "We have whiskey and beer of the best,
What I told you before twas 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 if they caress me as oft times before,
I never will play the wild rover no more!
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