The Raggle Taggle Gypsy Songtext

von The Waterboys

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"The Raggle Taggle Gypsy" von "The Waterboys" erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, die von ihrem Ehemann verlassen wird, w...

There was three ould gypsies came to our hall door
They came brave and boldly-o
And the 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 servant girl she said to the lord
"She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o"

"Saddle for me my milk 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 only wedded lord
All for a raggle taggle gypsy-o ?"

"Well what care I for my goose feather bed,
For my 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 ?"

"Well 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 !"

Words and music Traditional.

On "And A Bang On The Ear" single and "Room To Roam"