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The Gypsy Rover

By: Traditional [1]
C G C G C G C G
The gypsy rover came over the hill, and down through the valley so shady,
C G C F C F C F C G
He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang, and he won the heart of a la-dy
 
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Ah-de-do, ah-de-do-da-day, ah-de-do, ah-de-day-de
C G C F C F C F C G
He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang, and he won the heart of a la-dy
 
C G C G C G C G
She left her father's castle gates, she left her own fine lover
C G C G C G C F C G
She left her servants and her estate, to follow the gypsy ro-ver
 
 
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She left behind her velvet gown, and shoes of Spanish leather
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They whistled and they sang till the green woods rang, as they rode off toge-ther
 
 
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Last night she slept on a goose feather bed, with silken sheets for cover
C G C G C G C F C G
Tonight she sleeps on the hard cold ground, beside her gypsy lo-ver
 
 
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Her father saddled up his fastest steed, and roamed the valleys all over
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He sought his daughter at great speed, and the whistling gypsy ro-ver
 
 
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He came at last to a mansion fine, down by the river Claydee
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And there was music and there was wine, for the gypsy and his la-dy
 
 
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"Have you forsaken your house and home? have you forsaken your baby?
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Have you forsaken your husband dear, for a whistling gypsy ro-ver?"
 
 
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"He is no gypsy, my father" she said, "but lord of these free land all over
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And I will stay till my dying day, with my whistling gypsy ro-ver"
 

Created 2009 Dec 14 16:21

This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.

tahi Page last modified on 2010 Oct 18 22:50

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