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Raggle Taggle Gyspy
Shane Ó Fearghail
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There were three old gypsies
Came to our hall door
They came brave and boldly-o
The 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 an' 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 with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
Then saddle for me
My big white steed
My brown horse is not speedy-o
And I will ride
Till I seek my bride
She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
Well he rode east and he rode west
He rode north and south also
'Til he came to a wide open plain
It was there that he spied his lady-o
So tell me 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 the raggle taggle gypsy-o
Well a what care I for my house and my land
What care I for me money-o
Tonight I lie in a wide open field
In the arms of the raggle taggle gypsy-o
Well he rode east
He rode west
He rode north and south also
'Til he came to a wide open plain
It was there that he spied his lady-o
Now tell me how could you leave
Your goose feather bed
Your blankets strewn so comely-o
And how could you leave
Your only wedded lord
All for a raggle taggle gypsy-o
Well a' what care I for me goose feather bed
For me blankets strewn so comely-o
I'd rather have a kiss
From the yellow gypsy's lips
I'm away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o