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Wild Rover Song Lyrics Analysis

The document is a lyrics to the Irish folk song "Wild Rover". It tells the story of a man who has spent many years as a wild rover, spending all his money on whiskey and beer. However, he is now returning home with gold, and vows to never be a wild rover again. The chorus repeats the refrain "And it's no, nay, never! No, nay, never, no more, will I play the wild rover."

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Wild Rover Song Lyrics Analysis

The document is a lyrics to the Irish folk song "Wild Rover". It tells the story of a man who has spent many years as a wild rover, spending all his money on whiskey and beer. However, he is now returning home with gold, and vows to never be a wild rover again. The chorus repeats the refrain "And it's no, nay, never! No, nay, never, no more, will I play the wild rover."

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Wild Rover Irish trad.

 
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I've been a wild ro ver for ma ny's the year, and I spent all me mo ney on whis key and
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beer. And now I'm re tur ning with gold in great store, and I ne ver will play the wild
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ro ver no more. And it's no, nay, ne ver! No, nay, ne ver, no more,
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will I play the wild ro ver. No nay ne ver no more!

I've been a wild rover I went to an alehouse


for many's the year, I used to frequent,
and I spent all me money and I told the landlady
on whiskey and beer. me money was spent.
And now I'm returning I asked her for credit,
with gold in great store, she answered me 'nay,
and I never will play such a custom as yours
the wild rover no more. I could have any day'.
And it's no, nay, never! And it's no, nay, never ...
No, nay, never, no more,
will I play the wild rover.
No nay never no more!
I pulled from me pocket I'll have none of your whiskeys
a handful of gold, nor fine Spanish wines,
and on the round table For your words show you clearly
it glittered and rolled. as no friend of mine.
She said 'I have whiskeys There's others most willing
and wines of the best, to open a door,
and the words that I told you To a man coming home
were only in jest'. from a far distant shore.
And it's no, nay, never ... And it's no, nay, never ...
I'll go home to me parents,
confess what I've done,
and I'll ask them to pardon
their prodigal son.
And if they forgive me
as oft times before,
I never will play
the wild rover no more.
And it's no, nay, never ...

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