[Verse]
I've been a wild rover for manys a year, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!)
I spent all me money on whiskey and beer, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!)
But now I'm returning with gold in great store,
And I never will play, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!), the wild rover no more.

[Chorus]
Tiocfaidh ár lá, sing up the RA,
Ooh, ah, up the RA!
I never will play, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!),
The wild rover no more.

[Verse]
I went into an alehouse that I used to frequent, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!)
And I told the landlady my money was spent, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!)
I asked her for credit, she answered me, "Nay,
Such a customer like you, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!), I will get any day."

[Chorus]
Tiocfaidh ár lá, sing up the RA,
Ooh, ah, up the RA!
I never will play, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!),
The wild rover no more.

[Verse]
Then I took from my pocket, ten sovereigns bright, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!)
The landlady's eyes opened wide with delight, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!)
She said, "I have whiskey and wines of the best",
But all of her words, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!), were only in jest.

[Chorus]
Tiocfaidh ár lá, sing up the RA,
Ooh, ah, up the RA!
I never will play, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!),
The wild rover no more.

I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!)
I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!)
And if they caress me as oft times before
I never will play, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!), the wild rover no more.

[Chorus]
Tiocfaidh ár lá, sing up the RA,
Ooh, ah, up the RA!
I never will play, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!),
The wild rover no more.

[Chorus]
Tiocfaidh ár lá, sing up the RA,
Ooh, ah, up the RA!
I never will play, (Ooh, ah, up the RA!),
The wild rover no more.

[Outro]
Ooh, ah, up the RA!
Ooh, ah, up the RA!
Ooh, ah, up the RA!.