The whistling gypsy came over the hill
Down through the valley so shady
He whistled and he sang till the green wood rang
And he won the heart of a lady

Ah dee du, ah dee du dai day
Ah dee du, ah dee day oh
He whistled and he sang till the green wood rang
And he won the heart of a lady

She left her father's castle gate
She left her fair young lover
She left her servants and her state
To follow the gypsy rover

Ah dee du, ah dee du dai day
Ah dee du, ah dee day oh
He whistled and he sang till the green wood rang
And he won the heart of a lady

She left behind her velvet gown
And shoes of spanish leather
They whistled and they sang till the green wood rang
As they rode off together

Last night she slept on a goose feather bed
With silken sheets for cover
Tonight she sleeps on the cold cold ground
Beside her gypsy lover

Ah dee du, ah dee du dai day
Ah dee du, ah dee day oh
He whistled and he sang till the green wood rang
And he won the heart of a lady
He won the heart of a lady
He won the heart of a lady

Her father saddled up his fastest steed
And searched these lands all over
...at great speed
For the whistling gypsy rover...

He is no gypsy my father she said
But lord of these lands all over
And I will stay 'til my dying day
With my whistling gypsy rover