#The Raggle-Taggle Gypsy
#There are hundreds of versions of this one song. Two that come to mind are "Black Jack Davey", as sung by Steeleye Span ,"Raggle-Taggle Gypsy" by The Waterboys and "Gypsy Davey" sung by Woody Guthrie.
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There were [Am]three auld gypsies came to our hall door.
T[Am]hey came b[G]rave and b[Em]oldly-o.
And [Am]one sang high and the [Em]other sang [F]low
And the [Am]other sang a raggle taggle [G]gypsy[Am]-o.
It was [Am]upstairs, downstairs the lady went,
Put on her suit of leather-o,
And it was the cry all around her door;
"She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy[Am]-o"
It was [Am]late that night when the lord came in,
Enquiring for his lady-o,
And the servant girl's reply to him was;
"She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy[Am]-o"
"Then [Am]saddle for me my milk-white steed
Me big horse is not speedy-o
And I will ride and I'll seek me bride,
She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy[Am]-o"
He rode [Am]east and he rode west
He rode north and south also,
And when he rode to the wide open field
It was there that he spied his lady[Am]-o.
"Arra, why did [Am]you leave your house and your land,
Why did you leave your money-o?
Why did you leave your only wedded lord
All for the raggle taggle gypsy[Am]-o?"
"Yerra what do I [Am]care for me house and me land?
What do I care for money-o?
What do I care for me only wedded lord?
I'm away with the raggle taggle gypsy[Am]-o"
"It was [Am]there last night you'd a goose feather bed,
Blankets drawn so comely-o.
But tonight you lie in a wide open field
In the arms of the raggle taggle gypsy[Am]-o"
"Yerra, what do I [Am]care for me goose feather bed?
Yerra, what do I care for blankets-o?
What do I care for me only wedded lord?
I'm away with the raggle taggle gypsy[Am]-o"
"Oh, for you [Am]rode east when I rode west,
You rode high and I rode low.
I'd rather have a kiss of the yellow gypsy's lips
Than all the cash and money[Am]-o"
This song is from PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics site
