There were three
old gypsies came
To our house door
They came brave and boldly- o
And one sang high and the other sang low
And the other sang a raggle taggle gypsy- o
It was upstairs downstairs the lady went
Put on her suit of leather- o
And there was a cry from
around the door
She's away wi' the raggle taggle
gypsy- o
It was late that night when
the Lord came in
Enquiring for his lady- o
And the servant girl she
said to the Lord
"She's away wi' the
Raggle taggle gypsy- o"
"Well saddle for me my
milk white steed
- my big horse is not speedy- o
And I will ride till I seek my bride
She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-
o"
Now he rode East and he rode West
He rode North and South also
Until he came to a wide
open field
It was there that he spied his lady- o
"How could you leave
your goose feather bed
Your blankets strewn so comely- o?
And how could you leave
Your newly wedded Lord
All for a raggle taggle gypsy- o?"
"What care I for my goose feather bed
My blankets strewn so comely- o?
Tonight I lie in a wide open field
In the arms of a raggle taggle
gypsy- o"
"How could you leave your
House and your land?
How could you leave your
money- o?
How could you leave
your only wedded Lord
All for a raggle taggle gypsy- o?"
"What care I for my house and my land?
What care I for my money-
o?
I'd rather have a kiss from
The yellow gypsy's lips
I'm away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-
o!"