Lankum - The Wild Rover
I've been a wild rover for many's a year
And I've spent half me money drinking strong ale and beer
But now for the future I must take better care
In case that misfortune might come to my share
Wild rovin' I'll give it over
Wild rovin' give up
And I never will be called the
Wild rover no more
I went into an alehouse I used to resort
And I told the landlady that my money was short
When she heard of my story oh her answer twas nay
Sayin' custom such as yours I could have any day
Wild rovin' I'll give it over
Wild rovin' give up
And I never will be called the
Wild rover no more
I put my hand in my pocket some money to find
And I pulled out the full of my
When she saw I had the money
And money galore
Then she saw I had the money
Well she called me her stór
Saying I have the whiskey and wines of the best
All the words I have spoken
They were only in jest
Wild rovin' I'll give it over
Wild rovin' give up
And I never will be called the
Wild rover no more
If I had half the money I left in your cairn
It would buy me ten acres and my family rear
It would thatch me a cottage
It would build me a barn
It would buy me a goat fur to keep my back warm
Wild rovin' I'll give it over
Wild rovin' give up
And I never will be called the
Wild rover no more