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And it's no, nay, never |
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No, nay, never, no more |
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Will I play the wild rover |
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No, never, no more |
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I've been a wild rover for many's the year |
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And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer |
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But now I'm returning with gold in great store |
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And I never will play the wild rover no more |
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And it's no, nay, never |
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No, nay, never, no more |
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Will I play the wild rover |
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No, never, no more |
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I went into an alehouse |
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I used to frequent |
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And I told the landlady me money was spent |
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I asked her for credit, she answered me, "NaySuch a custom like yours I could have any day" |
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And it's no, nay, never |
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No, nay, never, no more |
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Will I play the wild rover |
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No, never, no more |
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I took from me pocket ten sovereigns bright |
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And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight |
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She says, "I have whiskeys and wines of the bestAnd the words that you told me were only in jest" |
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And it's no, nay, never |
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No, nay, never, no more |
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Will I play the wild rover |
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No, never, no more |
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And it's no, nay, never |
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No, nay, never, no more |
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Will I play the wild rover |
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No, never, no more |
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I went home to my parents, confessed what |
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I'd doneAnd |
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I asked them to pardon their prodigal son |
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And when they caressed me as oft times before |
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Now I never will play the wild rover no more |
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And it's no, nay, never |
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No, nay, never, no more |
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Will I play the wild rover |
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No, never, no more |
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And it's no, nay, never |
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No, nay, never, no more |
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Will I play the wild rover |
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No, never, no more |
