I have been wandering around many years
You never quite know when I will appear
Make sure you're ready when I come to town
For you know like always I won't let you down
This isn't the first time it won't be the last
I will return like I've done in the past
I'll tell you stories I'll sing to you all
So gather around we'll be having a ball
So throw me a penny and I'll sing you a song
Buy me a whisky and I'll sing all night long
... all the lyrics, the words and the rhymes
And I'll keep on singing them time after time
Tonight is the night, for laughter and fun
Tonight we're together, tonight we're as one
So bring your guitar, your whistle and drum
Sing to the tune as pipes start to hum
Don't be so shy and place your request
Everyone is welcome, yeah I'll give my best
'Cause we're the wild rovers we have whiskey in the jar
And our songs will be heard from near and afar
So throw me a penny and I'll sing you a song
Buy me a whisky and I'll sing all night long
... all the lyrics, the words and the rhymes
And I'll keep on singing them time after time
The pub's standing huddled, let's take it outside
We dance in the streets, our hearts fill up with pride
My glass needs a refill, the bottom fell dry
So bring me some liquor, a port or a rye
So throw me a penny, I'll sing you a song
Buy me a whisky and I'll sing all night long
Hoping tonight never comes to an end
And I'll keep on singing, for you my old friend
So throw me a penny and I'll sing you a song
Buy me a whisky and I'll sing all night long
... all the lyrics, the words and the rhymes
And I'll keep on singing them time after time
So throw me a penny and I'll sing you a song
Buy me a whisky and I'll sing all night long
... all the lyrics, the words and the rhymes
And I'll keep on singing them time after time