The Wild Rover Irish Song Adapted by Pat, Tom, & Liam Clancy, and Tommy Makem

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I've been a wild ro - ver for ma - ny a year, And I've
in - to an ale- house I used to fre - quent, And I
out of my poc - ket I pulled sove-reigns bright, And the
home to my pa - rents, con-fess what I've done, And

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spent all me mon - ey on whis - key and beer. But
told the land - la - dy me mon - ey was spent. I
land - la - dy's eyes o - pened up with de - light. She
ask them to par - don their pro - di - gal son. And

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now I'm re - turn - ing with gold in great store, And I
asked her for cre - dit, she an - swered me "Nay, Such a
said, "I have whis-keys and beers of the best, And the
if they for - give me as of - times be - fore, I

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ne - ver will play the wild ro - ver no more. And it's
cus - tom as yours I could get a - ny day." And it's
words that I spoke, sure, were on - ly in jest." And it's
ne - ver will play the wild ro - ver no more. And it's

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No, Nay, Ne - ver, No, nay, ne - ver no more, Will I

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play the wild ro-ver, No, ne- ver no more. I went
Then
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more. And it's more.
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