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T: Gypsy Rover
T: The Whistling Gypsy
C: Leo McGuire (1950's)
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w: The gyp-sy ro-ver came o-ver~the hill, Down through~the val-ley so sha-dy. He
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w: whistled and~he sang 'til the green woods rang,* and he won~the heart of a la-***dy.
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w: Ah-de-do, ah-de-do-da-day, Ah-de-do, ah-de day-dee; He
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w: whis-tled and he sang 'til the green woods rang, And he won the heart of a la-***dy.
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W:The gypsy rover came over the hill, 
W:Down through the valley so sha-y. 
W:He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang,
W:and he won~the heart of a lady.
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W:Ah-de-do, ah-de-do-da-day, 
W:Ah-de-do, ah-de day-dee; 
W:He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang, 
W:And he won the heart of a lady.
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W:She left her father's castle gate.
W:She left her own fine lover. 
W:She left her servants and her estate,
W:To follow her gypsy rover.
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W:Her father saddled up his fastest stead,
W:And roamed the valley all over. 
W:He W:sought his daughter at great speed, 
W:And the whistlin' gypsy rover.
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W:He came at last to a mansion fine 
W:Down by the river Clady.  
W:And there was music and there was wine 
W:For the gypsy and his lady.
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W:"He is no gypSy, my father,"she cried"
W:But Lord of these lands all over. 
W:And I shall stay 'til my dying day 
W:With my whistlin' gypsy rover.

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