A whistling gypsy came over the hill
Down through the valley so shady
He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady
He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady
When the whistling gypsy sings
When the whistling gypsy plays
She left her father's castle gate
She left her handsome young lover
She left her servants and her estate
To follow the gypsy rover
When the whistling gypsy sings
When the whistling gypsy plays
When the whistling gypsy sings
I'll run away
Her father mounted his fastest steed
To search the valleys all over
He searched for his daughter at great speed
And the whistling gypsy rover
He came upon a castle fine
Down by the river so shady
And there was music and there was wine
For the gypsy and his lady
When the whistling gypsy sings
When the whistling gypsy plays
When the whistling gypsy sings
I'll run away
"He is no gypsy, my father," she said
"But lord of all these lands over
With him I'll stay till my dying day
In love with the gypsy rover"