The Whistling Gypsy Rover - The Gothard Sisters

A whistling gypsy came over the hill,

down through the valley so shady

He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang,

and he won the heart of a lady

He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang,

and he won the heart of a lady

When the whistling gypsy sings, when the whistling gypsy plays

She left her father’s castle gate,

she left her handsome young lover

She left her servants and her estate,

to follow the gypsy rover

When the whistling gypsy sings, when the whistling gypsy plays

when the whistling gypsy sings, I’ll run away

Her father mounted his fastest steed,

to search the valleys all over

He searched for his daughter with great speed,

and the whistling gypsy rover

He came upon a castle fine, down by the river so shady

And there was music and there was wine, for the gypsy and his lady

When the whistling gypsy sings, when the whistling gypsy plays

when the whistling gypsy sings, I’ll run away

He is no gypsy, my father she said, but lord of all these lands over

With him I’ll stay 'til my dying day, in love with the gypsy rover