I think The Wild Rover is a funny song. It has some satire to it -- the twitting of the landlord with a pompous lecture, followed by a hint that the rover has gone thru this business before. I have heard it seldom enough that still enjoy hearing & singing it. Possibly that is because I do not go to folk clubs, whatever they are -- in turn, possibly because they do not exist in Boston or if they do I have not been invited to one, for good reason.