The Whistling Gypsy

1.The Gypsy Rover 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."