Letra The chieftains Irish Descendents

The chieftains

There were three old gypsies came to our door.
They came brave and boldly-o.
And one sang high and the other sang low
And the other sang a raggle taggle1 gypsy o.

It was upstairs, downstairs the lady went,
Put on her suit of leather-o,
And it was the cry all around her door
"She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o"

It was late that night when the lord came in,
Inquiring for his lady-o,
And the servant girl she said to the Lord;
"She's away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o"

"Well, saddle for me my milk-white steed
My big horse is not speedy-o
And I will ride till I'll seek my bride,
She's away with 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 field
It was there that he spied his lady-o.

"Tell me, how could you leave your goose feather bed
your blankets strewn so comely-o?
And how could you leave your newly wedded Lord
all for a raggle taggle gypsy-o?"

"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"

"Tell me, 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!"