アーサー・ランサムの世界 by COOT

The Raggle Taggle Gypsy

Since : 1998/01/25
Last update : 1998/01/25

The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
There were three old gypsies came to our hall 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 servang girl she said to the Lord "She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o" "Then saddle for me my mild 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 plain 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 feathre bed wi' 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!"

There were three old gypsies came to our hall 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 servang girl she said to the Lord
"She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o"

"Then saddle for me my mild 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 plain
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 feathre bed
wi' 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!"

Acknowledgement: The appearance of this song in the Ransome Saga and its lyrics were found by Peter, the terror of the south sea.

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