Raggle Taggle Gypsy

#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. # # Am There were three auld gypsies came to our hall door. Am G Em They came brave and boldly-o. Am Em F And one sang high and the other sang low Am G Am And the other sang a raggle taggle gypsy-o. Am It was upstairs, downstairs the lady went, Put on her suit of leather-o, And it was the cry all around her door; Am "She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o" Am It was late that night when the lord came in, Enquiring for his lady-o, And the servant girl's reply to him was; Am "She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o" Am "Then saddle for me my milk-white steed Me big horse is not speedy-o And I will ride and I'll seek me bride, Am She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o" Am He rode east and he rode west He rode north and south also, And when he rode to the wide open field Am It was there that he spied his lady-o. Am "Arra, why did you leave your house and your land, Why did you leave your money-o? Why did you leave your only wedded lord Am All for the raggle taggle gypsy-o?" Am "Yerra what do I care for me house and me land? What do I care for money-o? What do I care for me only wedded lord? Am I'm away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o" Am "It was there last night you'd a goose feather bed, Blankets drawn so comely-o. But tonight you lie in a wide open field Am In the arms of the raggle taggle gypsy-o" Am "Yerra, what do I care for me goose feather bed? Yerra, what do I care for blankets-o? What do I care for me only wedded lord? Am I'm away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o" Am "Oh, for you 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 Am Than all the cash and money-o"