Biography:
Luke Kelly, (17 November 1940 - 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, Ireland, most famous as a member of the band The Dubliners.
Kelly was one of the best-known figures of the Irish folk music movement of the 1960s and 1970s. A Dubliner from the north inner city, he attended O'Connell's Schools before emigrating to Britain in 1958. There he first became involved in the growing international folk music scene in which Ewan MacColl was a central figure, as well as joining the Communist Party of Great Britain.
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A D
I've been a wild rover for many a year
A D E7 A
And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
A D
And now I'm returning with gold in great store
A D E7 A
And I never will play the wild rover no more.
chorus
E7
And it's no, nay, never,
A D
No nay never no more,
A D
Will I play the wild rover
E7 A
No never no more.
I went to an ale-house I used to frequent
And I told the landlady my money was spent.
I asked her for credit, she answered me "nay
Such a custom as yours I could have any day."
chor
I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight.
She said "I have whiskey and wines of the best
And the words that I spoke sure were only in jest.
chor
I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son.
And when they caress me as ofttimes before
Sure I never will play the wild rover no more.
chor
I've been a wild rover for many a year
A D E7 A
And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
A D
And now I'm returning with gold in great store
A D E7 A
And I never will play the wild rover no more.
chorus
E7
And it's no, nay, never,
A D
No nay never no more,
A D
Will I play the wild rover
E7 A
No never no more.
I went to an ale-house I used to frequent
And I told the landlady my money was spent.
I asked her for credit, she answered me "nay
Such a custom as yours I could have any day."
chor
I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight.
She said "I have whiskey and wines of the best
And the words that I spoke sure were only in jest.
chor
I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son.
And when they caress me as ofttimes before
Sure I never will play the wild rover no more.
chor
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