The gypsy rover came over the hill
Down through the valley so shady,
He whistled and sang till the greenwoods rang,
And he won the heart of a lady.

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Ardy-doo, Ardy-doo-da-day,
Ardy-doo, Ardy-day-o,
He whistled and he sang till the greenwoods rang
And he won the heart of a lady.

She left her father's castle great,
Left her own fond lover,
Left her servants and her state,
To follow the gypsy rover.

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Her father saddled his fastest steed
And searched his valleys all over,
Seeking his daughter at great speed,
And the whistling gypsy rover.

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At last he came to the castle gate,
Along the river shady,
And there was music and there was wine
For the gypsy and his lady.

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"He is no gypsy, my father," she said,
"but lord of these lands all over,
And I will stay till my dying day,
With my whistling gypsy rover."
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