I´ve been a wild rover for many´s the year
I´ve spent all me money on whiskey and beer
But 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 in to an alehouse I used to frequent
And I told the landlady me money was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay
Such a customer as you 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 up from my pocket, ten sovereigns bright
And the landlady´s eyes opened wide with delight
She says "I have whiskeys and wines of the best

And I´ll take you upstairs and I´ll show you the rest"

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, confess what I´ve done
And I´ll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
And, if they´ll forgive me as oft times before
Then 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