Here are the lyrics I have for what I call the "traditional" version, though not sure of its provenance: THE WILD ROVER 1 I have been a wild rover, this many's the year, And I've spent all my money, drinking ale and strong beer, But now for the future, I will take better care, In case that misfortune shall fall to my share. Chorus: Wild roving I'll give it over, wild roving give o'er, And I ne'er will be called the Wild Rover no more. 2 I went into an alehouse, I used to resort, And I told the landlady, my money was short, When she heard of my story, to me she did say, I can have many customers like you any day. 3 I put my hand in my pocket, some money to find, And I pulled out the fill of my two fists, five times, When she saw that I had the money, and money go leor, When she saw that I had the money, she called me her stór. She says, "I have the whiskey, and that of the best, And the words that I have spoken, were only in jest." 4 If I had all the money, I have placed in your care, It would till all my lands and, my family rear, It would thatch all my houses. It would build me a barn. It would buy me a coat for to keep my back warm.
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