This is how I hear it:


THE WILD ROVER
Words by Ernie Sheldon, music by Jerry Goldsmith
As sung by Ellen Smith in the film "Wild Rovers" (1971)

1. I saw a wild rover; he was drinking his fill.
Take it easy, boys; take it slow.
Fell off his pony; not a drop did he spill.
Bound away to Mexico. CHORUS

CHORUS: "Then fare you well," the wild rover cried
As he started on his long lonesome ride.
No hill too steep, no river too wide
For a cowboy who is a wild rover.

2. He was born on the saddle of a cold-blooded mare.
Take it easy, boys; take it slow.
His pa was a lion and his ma was a bear.
Bound away to Mexico. CHORUS

3. Says a man who gets married, he gets roped like a steer.
Take it easy, boys; take it slow.
Thinks a woman'll brand him then she'll ration his beer.
Bound away to Mexico. CHORUS