verse 1
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The Gypsy Rover came over the hill,
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Down through the valley so sha-dy.
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He whistled and he sang 'till the greenwoods rang,
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And he won the Heart of A lady.
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Ah-di-do, ah-di-do ah-dey,
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Ah-di-do, ah-di dey-di,
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He whistled and he sang 'till the greenwoods rang,
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And he won the Heart of A lady.
verse 2
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She left her father's castle gate,
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She left her own true lo-ver,
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She left her servants and her estate
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To follow the Gypsy Rover.
verse 3
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Her father saddled his fastest steed,
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Roamed the valley all o-ver,
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Sought his daughter at great speed,
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And the whistling Gypsy Rover.
verse 4
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He came at last to a mansion fine,
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Down by the river Cal-yde,
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And there was music and there was wine
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For the Gypsy and his lady.
Verse 5
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"He's no gypsy, my father," she said,
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"But lord of the freelands all over,
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And I will stay 'till my dying day
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With my whistling Gypsy Rover.