"The Gypsy Rover" lyrics

The gypsy rover came over the hill
And down through the valley so shady
He whistled and he sang
Till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady

Ah di doo ah di doo dah day
Ah di doo ah de da-a-y
He whistled and he sang
Till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady

She left her father's castle gate
She left her own fond lover
She left her servants and her estate
To follow the gypsy rover

Ah di doo ah di doo dah day
Ah di doo ah de da-a-y
He whistled and he sang
Till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady

Her father he saddled up his fastest steed
And he roamed the valleys all over
He sought his daughter at great speed
And the whistling gypsy rover

Ah di doo ah di doo dah day
Ah di doo ah de da-a-y
He whistled and he sang
Till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady

He came at last to a mansion fine
Down by the river clade
And there was music, and there was wine
For the gypsy and his lady

Ah di doo ah di doo dah day
Ah di doo ah de da-a-y
He whistled and he sang
Till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady

Well he's no gypsy my father she said
But lord of these lands all over
And I will stay till me dying day
With my whistling gypsy rover

Ah di doo ah di doo dah day
Ah di doo ah de da-a-y
He whistled and he sang
Till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady