Whistling gypsy came over the hill,
down through the valley shady;
he whistled and sang,
till the green woods rang,
and he won the heart of a lady.
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ah di doo ah di doo dah day,
ah di doo ah de da-a-y
he whistled and he sang,
till the green woods rang,
and he won the heart of a lady.
She left her father's castle gates;
she left her own true lover.
she left her servants and estates,
to follow the gypsy rover.
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Her father saddled up his swiftest steed,
he searched the valleys over.
he sought his daughter at great speed,
and that whistling gypsy rover.
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He came across a mansion fine,
down by the river clayde,
there was music, and there was wine,
for the gypsy and his lady.
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He is no gypsy father dear,
but lord of these lands over,
am gonna stay till my dying day,
with my whistling gypsy rover.
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