The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Wickham Vocal) Songtext
von The Waterboys

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

It was upstairs downstairs the lady went
Put on her suit of leather-o
And there was a cry from around the door
"She′s away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o!"

It was late that night when the Lord came in
Enquiring for his lady-o
And the servant girl she said to the Lord
"She′s away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o!"

"Then saddle for me my milk white steed
- My big horse is not speedy-o
And I will ride till I seek my bride
She's away wi′ 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 plain
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?"

"Well what care I for my goose feather bed
Wi′ my blankets strewn so comely-o?
Tonight I lie in a wide open field
In the arms of a raggle taggle gypsy-o!"

"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!"