The Wild Rover Songtext

von Seamus Kennedy

This is a song that the Irish stole from the Scots, years ago, and they didn't even notice it was gone, and everybody thinks is an Irish song now and it's not, originally Scotish so lets give it back to them, the wild rover and it's no ney never clap clap clap clap or if you're Japanese, crap crap crap crap, no ney never no more clap clap will I play the wild rover clap no never no more, mater of fact just for the hell of it instead of claping your hands why don't you actually yell clap clap clap clap, clap clap and clap, okay? Lets try it differently.

And it's No, Nay, never,
No, nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more.

I've been a wild rover for many's a year
Spend all me money on whiskey and beer
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
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.

Now Scotish people normally say "Right up your kilt" at the four clap, part, so if you wanna try that, try that one.

And it's No, Nay, never,
No, nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more.

I went in to an alehouse I used to frequent
Told the landlady me money was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay
Saying custom like yours I can have any day.

And it's No, Nay, never,
No, nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more.

Okay, we're gonna mess around with the stereo here, I want this side of the room to shout, "Right up your kilt", and I want this side of the room to shout, "Clap clap clap clap". Ready?

And it's No, Nay, never,
No, nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more.

I drew from my pocket, ten sovereigns bright
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight
She said "I have whiskey and wine of the best
And the words that I told you were only in jest".

And it's No, Nay, never,
No, nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more.

Change parts!

And it's No, Nay, never,
No, nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more.

Okay I'm gonna try something different, on this verse, gonna plug some of the nice new products of Ireland, instead of clap clap clap clap, clap clap and clap, I want you to shout harp harp harp harp, harp harp and Guinness, four harps two harps one Guinness, if you do it corectly you'll sound like a bunch of baby seals on the ice floors of Newfoundland.

And it's No, Nay, never,
No, nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more.

I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done
Ask them to pardon their prodigal son
And when they've caressed me as oft times 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, once more!

And it's No, Nay, never,
No, nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more.