X: 1
T: the Wild Rover    [D]
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)
M: 3/4
L: 1/4
K: D
%%continueall
% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
z z A | "D"d> e d | B A f | f< e f | "G"g3- | g2
w:1.~I've been a wild ro-ver for ma-ny's the year,
w:2.~I~went in-to an ale-house I used to fre-quent,
w:3.~I~then took from my poc-ket ten so-ve-reigns bright,
w:4.~I'll~go home to my pa-rents, con-fess what I've done,
%
f/g/ | "D"a f a | "A7"g e c | A f e | "D"d3- | d2
w: and I've spent all me mo-ney on whis-key and beer.
w: and I told the land-la-dy me mo-ney was spent.
w: and the land-lady's eyes o-pen-ed wide with de-light.
w: and I'll ask them to par-don their pro-di-gal son.
%
A | "D"d> e d | B A f | f e f | "G *"g2
w: But now I'm re-turn-ing with gold in great store,
w: I asked her for cre-dit, she an-swered me nay,
w: She said I'd have whis-key and wines of the best,
w: And when they ca-ress me as oft' times be-fore,
%
f/g/ | "D"a f a | "A7"g e c | A f> e | "D *"d ||
w: and I ne-ver will play the wild ro-ver no more.
w: Such a cus-tom like yours I can have a-ny day.
w: and the words that she told me were on-ly in jest.
w: then I ne-ver will play the wild ro-ver no more.
%
c d | "A" e3 | e3 | "A7 *"c A2 | "D"z f f | f< e f | "G"g3 | z
w: And it's no, nay, ne-ver, no, nay, ne-ver, no more
%
f g "^I"| "D"a3- | a f d | "G"c B2- | B2 B | "D"A f2- | "A7"f2 e | "D"d3 |]
w: will I play* the wild ro-ver* no, ne-ver,* no more.
%
%%text * These measures are often lengthened to two.
% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -