Gypsy Bardic Tinker People

Gypsy bardic tinker people

Singing all night in the church's steeple

They build a fire on the chapel lawn

Dance around 'til the crack of dawn

When the mists are parted then you'll find them gone

Those gypsy bardic tinker people



Some folk say they're all demented

But it seems to me they're quite contented

They live their days from end to start

To us they seem like they're worlds apart

But have you looked deep into the heart

Of the gypsy bardic tinker people



Swirl and turn, Crackle and burn

You'd be surprised at what you'd learn

Cry and laugh, Take and give

It's not what you have, but how you live

With the gypsy bardic tinker people



With horse and cart and a family fire

The spirits here couldn't get much higher

Of land and sky, they love it all

Proud to stand but honour a fall

For living life is the highest call

Of the gypsy bardic tinker people



They speak the truth for the ears that hear it

We won't believe, but we're happy to fear it

With secret ways and whispers low

We're all so glad to see them go

But we miss the wonders that we'll never know

Of the gypsy bardic tinker people



With morning prayers and midnight revels

The town is thinkin' they all are devils

These ancient ways are solid set

We'd save their souls but we haven't yet

Cause they're closer to heaven then ever we'll get

Those gypsy bardic tinker people



Swirl and turn, Crackle and burn

To honour life is what you'd learn

Cry and laugh, take and give

It's not what you have, but how you live

With the gypsy bardic tinker people