Waterboys - Raggle Taggle Gypsy |
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Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Waterboys The Raggle They came brave and boldy There were three old gypsies came to our house door And the one sang high and the other sang low And the other sang a raggle Put on her suit of leather It was upstairs, downstairs the lady went And there was a cry from around the door She's away with the raggle It was late that night when the lord came in Inquiring for his lady And the servant girl she says to the lord "She's away with the raggle "Well, saddle for me my milk My big horse is not speedy And I will ride till I seek my bride She's away with the raggle He rode north and south also Well, he rode east, and he rode west, Until at last he came to a wide It was there that he spied his lady "Tell me, how could you leave your goose Your blankets strewn so comely How could you leave your newly All for a raggle "Well, what care I for my goose In the arms of a raggle For my blankets strewn so comely Tonight I lie in a wide "Tell me, how could you leave your house and your land, How could you leave your money How could you leave your only wedded lord, All for a raggle "Well, what care I for my house and my land, And what care I for my money I'd rather have a kiss from the yellow gypsy's lips, I'm away with the raggle-taggle gypsy-o |
