[Verso 1]
  
     G                                   C  
I've been a wild rover, for many's the year  
         G                        D               G  
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer  
                                                                    C  
But now I'm returning with gold in great store  
         G               D                                   G  
And I never will play the wild rover no more  


[Refrão]
         D7            D7  
And it's no, nay, never   
G                             C  
No, nay, never, no more  
         G                    D  
Will I play the wild rover  
              G        D   G  
No, nay never, no more  


[Verso 2]
  
       G                                                    C  
I went into an alehouse, I used to frequent  
      G                    D                                 G  
And I told the landlady me money was spent  
                                                                 C  
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay  
            G                 D                  G  
Such a custom like yours I can have any day  


[Refrão]
         D7             D7  
And it's no, nay, never   
G                            C  
No, nay, never, no more  
       G             D  
Will I play the wild rover  
              G          D   G  
No, nay never, no more  


[Verso 3]
  
  G                                                                  C  
I brought from my pocket, ten sovereigns bright  
        G                      D                     G  
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight  
                                                                       C  
She said I have whiskeys and wines of the best  
        G                         D                                    G  
And the words that I spoke sure were only in jest  


[Refrão]
         D7             D7  
And it's no, nay, never   
G                            C  
No, nay, never, no more  
       G             D  
Will I play the wild rover  
              G          D   G  
No, nay never, no more  


[Verso 4]
  
        G                                                                  C  
I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done  
         G                  D                                  G  
And I'll ask to the pardon their prodigal son  
                                                         C  
And if they caress me, as oft times before  
          G          D                                       G  
Then I never will play the wild rover no more  


[Refrão]
         D7             D7  
And it's no, nay, never   
G                            C  
No, nay, never, no more  
       G                     D  
Will I play the wild rover  
              G         D   G  
No, nay never, no more