I've been a wild rover for so many a year,
and I've spent all my money in whiskey and beer,
but now I'm returning with gold in great store
and I will never play the wild rover, no more
And it's no, nay, never!!!
No, nay, never, no more,
will I play the wild rover!
No, never, no more!
I went into an ale-house I used to frequent