And I?ve spent all me money on whiskey and beer
 And now I?m returning with gold in great store
 And I?ll never will play the wild rover no more

 I went into a alehouse 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 like yours I can have every day"

 I broght up from me pockets ten sovereigns bright
 And the landlady?s eyes opened wide with delight
 She said: "I have whiskies and whines of the best
 And the words that you?ve told me were only in jest

 I?ll go back to my parents confessed what I?ve done
 And I?ll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
 And if they?ve caressed me, as oftimes before
 I never will play the wild rover no more

 And it?s no, nay, never
 No, nay, never, no more
 Will I play the wild rover
 No, never, no more