The Waterboys – The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Guitar)

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Come the three old gypsies to the old hall door

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They came brave and boldly-o

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The one sang high and the other sang low

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And the other sang a raggle taggle gypsy-o

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It was upstairs, downstairs the lady went

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Put on her suit of leather-o

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And there was a cry from around the door

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She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o

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It was late that night when the Lord came in

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Enquiring for his lady-o

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And the servant girl, she said to the Lord

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"She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o"

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"Then saddle for me my milk white steed

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My big horse is not speedy-o

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And I will ride till I seek my bride

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She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o"

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Now he rode East and he rode West

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He rode North and South also

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'Til he came to a wide open plain

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It was there that he spied his lady-o

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"Tell me, how could you leave your goose feather bed

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Your blankets strewn so comely-o?

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And how could you leave your newly wedded Lord

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All for a raggle taggle gypsy-o?"

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"What care I for my goose feather bed

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Wi' blankets strewn so comely-o?

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Tonight I lie in a wide open field

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In the arms of a raggle taggle gypsy-o"

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"How could you leave your house and your land?

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How could you leave your money-o?

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How could you leave your only wedded Lord

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All for a raggle taggle gypsy-o?"

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"Well, a'what care I for my house and my land?

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What care I for my money-o?

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I'd rather have a kiss from the yellow gypsy's lips

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I'm away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o!"