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The Wild Rover Lyrics
I've been a wild rover for many's the year and I've spent all me 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
Chorus:
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 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 custom as yours I could have any day
I took from me pocket ten sovereigns bright and the landlady's eyes opened up with delight she said she had whiskeys and wines of the best and the words that she told me were only in jest
I went home to my parents, confessed what I'd done and I asked them to pardon their prodigal son and when they'd caressed me as oft times before I never will play the wild rover no more
This song is great... heh No nay, never
really a great song!! But it remembers me to a german carneval-song...what was first???
this is a cover of a traditional Irish song. does anyone know exactly what wild rover means?
Aye.
The 'wild rover' is the drunk who crawls from pub to pub trying to get another pint when his moneys run dry. The songs about a Rover who comes to his senses, gets his act straight and walks the straight and narrow.
-Priest
Yeah, that makes sense, this song seems so jolly. I heard they made a video for it but I haven't had a chance to see it yet.
BEST DRINKING SONG EVER
this is one of my least favorite traditional songs.
yes, both a german and a flemish carnaval song were based on it, but the irish got it first
This song is freakin' awesome on the Live on St.Patrick's Day album. It's like all their songs are great live.
I particularly liked this song when they got Shane MacGowan(the Pogues) to guest on it.