I've heard two alternate versions - one is a lament in a minor key and the other is a 6/8 jiggy affair. Trouble is, the guy who I used to work in a duo with insisted on doing one of the two at every gig we did. So I got sick of them, too! And since these were mainly crappy Irish theme pub gigs we wound up doing the proper version every night anyway! I would like the Wild Rover played at my funeral to make sure I'm dead and not just unconscious...