G    C  G  C  G  D

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

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

[Instrumental]
G    C  G  C  G  D

[Verse]
  G                                C
I went to an alehouse I used to frequent
      D                               G
And I told the landlady, my money was spent
                                          C
I asked her for credit, she answered me, "Nay
       G                       D        G
Such a custom as yours I could have any day"

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

[Verse]
                                         C
Then out of my pockets I took sovereigns bright
        D                                  G
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight
                                           C
She says, "I have whiskey and wines of the best
        G            D                  G
And the words that I spoke were only in jest"

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

[Instrumental]
G    C  G  C  G  D

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

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

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

[Chorus]
N.C.
And it's no nay never
N.C.            C   N.C.
No nay never no more
N.C.   G             C
Will I play the wild rover
N.C. D        G
No   never no more