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T: the Wild Rover [D,w]
O: Ireland
R: waltz
Z: 2018 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
S: Printed page of unknown origin, via the Merry Minstrels (Lexington MA USA)
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L: 1/4
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/session/PF/Belmont/Wild_Rover/Wild_Rover-G-36-4w18.abc	 2024-12-21 070542 UT
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w: 1.~I've been a wild ro-ver for ma-ny's the year*
w: But now I'm re-turn-ing with gold in great store*
w: 2.~I~went in-to an ale-house I used to fre-quent
w: I asked her for cre-dit, she an-swered me nay,
w: 3.~I~then took from my pock-et ten so-ve-reigns bright
w: She said I'd have whis-key and wines of the best
w: 4.~I'll~go home to my pa-rents, con-fess what I've done,
w: And when they've ca-ressed me as oft' times be-fore
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w: 1.~and I've spent all me mo-ney on whis-key and beer.*
w: and I ne-ver will play the wild ro-ver no** more.*
w: 2.~and I told the land-la-dy me mo-ney was spent.*
w: such a cus-tom as yours I can have a-ny** day.
w: 3.~and the land-la-dy's eyes o-pened wide with de-light.
w: and the words that she told me were on-ly in** jest.
w: 4.~and I'll ask them to par-don their pro-di-gal son.
w: then I ne-ver will play the wild ro-ver no** more.
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w: And it's no, nay, ne-ver, (clap clap clap clap) no, nay, ne-ver, no more*
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w: will I play* the wild ro-ver.* No ne-ver,* no more.
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