The Gypsy Rover

Whistling Gypsy came over the hill, Down thru the valley so shady; He whistled and he sang til the greenwood rang, And he won the heart of a lady. A dee do a dee do die day, A dee do a dee day-o He whistled and he sang Til the greenwood rang, And he won the heart of a lady. 2. She left her father's castle gate, she left her fair young lover; She left her servants And her estate to follow the gypsy rover. A dee do a dee do die day, A dee do a dee day-o She left her servants And her estate to follow the gypsy rover. 3. She left behind her velvet gown, And shoes of Spanish leather; They whistled and they sang Till the greenwood rang, As they rode off together. A dee do a dee do die day, A dee do a dee day-o They whistled and they sang Till the greenwood rang, As they rode off together.

4. Last night she slept on a goose feather bed With silken sheets for cover; Tonight she sleeps On the cold, cold ground Beside her gypsy lover. A dee do a dee do die day, A dee do a dee day-o Tonight she sleeps On the cold, cold ground Beside her gypsy lover. 5. Her father saddled up his fastest steed And roamed the valleys all over Sought his daughter At great speed And the whistling gypsy rover. A dee do a dee do die day, A dee do a dee day-o Sought his daughter At great speed And the whistling gypsy rover. 6. He came at last to a mansion fine, Down by the river Claydee And there was music And there was wine, For the gypsy and his lady. A dee do a dee do die day, A dee do a dee day-o And there was music And there was wine, For the gypsy and his lady.

7. "He is no gypsy, my father" she said "But lord of these lands all over, And I shall stay 'til my dying day With my whistling gypsy rover." A dee do a dee do die day, A dee do a dee day-o And I shall stay 'til my dying day With my whistling gypsy rover."