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===== Wild Rover =====

I've been a wild rover for many a year; 
I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer. 
But now I'm returning with gold in great store 
And never I'll play the wild rover no more 

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//And it's no, nay, never, 
No nay never no more, 
I'll play the wild rover 
No never no more. //

I went 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 a custom as yours I can get any day." 

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Then out of my pocket I took 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 spoke sure were only in jest." 

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If I had all the money I'd left in your care, 
It would plow all my lands and my family rear. 
It would thatch all my houses, it would build me a barn, 
It would buy me a coat for to keep my back warm. 

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I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done 
And ask them to pardon their prodigal son. 
And if they'll forgive me, as they've oft done before, 
I never will play the wild rover no more. 

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