[G]The gypsy[D7] rover came[G] over the[D7] hill
[G]Down through the[D7] valley so[G] sha[D7]dy,
He[G] whistled
and he[D7] sang 'til the[Bm] greenwoods[Em] rang,
And[G] he won the[D7] heart of a[G] la[D7]d[G]y.
Chorus:
[G]Ah-de-[D7]do, ah-de-[G]do-da-[D7]day,
[G]Ah-de-[D7]do, ah-de-[G]da-[D7]ay
He[G] whistled and he[D7]
sang 'til the[Bm] greenwoods[Em] rang,
And[G] he won the[D7] heart of a[G] la[D7]d[G]y.
2. She left her father's castle gates
She left her own fine lover
She left her servants and her state
To follow
the gypsy rover.
3. Her father saddled up his fastest steed
And roamed the valleys all over
Sought his daughter at great speed
And
the whistling gypsy rover.
4. He came at last to a mansion fine,
Down by the river Claydee
And there was music and there was wine,
For
the gypsy and his lady.
5. "He is no gypsy, my father" she said
"But lord of these lands all over,
And I shall stay 'til my dying day
With
my whistling gypsy rover."
