Down through the valley so shady
And he won the heart of a lady
And he won the heart of a lady
She left her father's castle gates
She left her fair young lover
She left her servants and her estates
Just to follow the gypsy rover
till the greenwoods rang,
And he won the heart of a lady.
Her father saddled his fastest steed,
He ranged the valley all over,
He sought his daughter at great speed,
And the whistling gypsy rover.
And he won the heart of a lady
He rode till he came to a
For the gypsy and his lady.
till the green wood drank,
And he won the heart of a lady.
He is no gypsy, father dear,
He's lord of these lands all over,
And I'm going to stay until
With me whistling gypsy rover.
till the greenwoods rang,
And he won the heart of a lady.
And he won the heart of a lady