There were three old gypsies came to our house door

They came brave and boldy-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

inquiring for his lady-o

and the servant girl she said to the Lord

"She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o"



saddle for me my milk-white steed

the brown horse is not speedy-o

And I will I 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

"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

wi' 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?"



"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