The Gypsy rover (midi)

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1. The gypsy rover came over the hill,

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down through the valley so shady.

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He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang,

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and he won the heart of a la………dy.

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Adi-doo, adi-doo da day, adi-doo, adi-day dee,

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he whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang,

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and he won the heart of a la……..dy.

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2. She left her father's castle gate,

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she left her own fond lover.

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She left her servants and her estate,

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to follow the gypsy ro…….ver.

+ CHORUS

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3. Her father settled his fastest steed,

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searching these valleys all over.

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Seeking his daughter at great speed,

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and the whistling gypsy ro…….ver.

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4. At last he came to a mansion fine,

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along the river Clady.

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And there was music and there was wine,

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for the gypsy and his la…….dy.

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Adi-doo, adi-doo da day, adi-doo, adi-day dee,

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he whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang,

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and he won the heart of a la……..dy.

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5. "He is no gypsy, my father," she said,

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"but lord of these lands all over.

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And I will stay 'til my dying day,

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with the whistling gypsy ro…….ver."

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Adi-doo, adi-doo da day, adi-doo, adi-day dee,

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he whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang,

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till the green woods rang, till the green woods rang - - -

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and he won the heart of a la……..dy.

(orig. = capo 4th; midi = no capo) (The Kingston Trio)