I´ve been the wild rover for many´s a 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.

And it´s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
No, never, no more.

I went to an alehouse I used to frequent
and I told the landlady my money was spent.
I asked her for credit, she answered me “Nay”,
saying “Custom like yours I can have any day”.

And it´s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
No, never, no more.

I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright
and the landlady´s eyes opened wide with delight.
She said “I have whiskeys and wines of the best,
and the words that I told you were only in jest.”

And it´s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
No, never, no more.

I´ll go home to my parents, tell them what I´ve done,
and I´ll ask them to pardon their prodigal son,
and when they have kissed me, as oft-times before,
I never will 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.

And it´s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
No, never, no more.