Songbook/The Raggle Taggle Gypsies

<noinclude> Guitar/Chord changes C-Am and Hammer-On The Raggle Taggle Gypsies <noinclude> Scottish folk song (published 1740) "The Gypsy Laddie", "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy", "Black Jack Davy" trad. many variants, some handed down orally A-aeolian Mjchael Many text variants date from the 18th century and were sold in broadsheet format (simply folded song sheet) for pennies. The basic structure of the ballad is as follows: A daughter from a good family runs off with a gypsy. Her father tries in vain to bring the daughter back, as she is not prepared to leave her husband. Then the text variants diverge greatly. Sometimes the woman's poverty is described, sometimes a child is mentioned, sometimes the father takes revenge on the gypsy clan. The originally Scottish ballad soon became an integral part of Irish folk music. Rewrite melody from ABC to Lilypond 1 There were Amthree of the gypsies a come to my door, And down stairs ran this a-Clady, O. EmOne sang Amhigh and Emanother sang Amlow And the other sang Cbonny bonny Bis-Emca-Amy Obonny Biscay = "beautiful Biscay", although it is unclear whether this refers to the Spanish region or a Spanish woman. 2 Then she Ampulled off her silk finished gown, And put on hose of Cleather, O The Emragged ragged Amrags a-Embout our Amdoor She's away with the Cwraggle-taggle Emgypsies,AmO. 3 It was Amlate last night when my lord came home, Inquiring for his a-Clady O The Emservants Amsaid on Emevery Amhand She's gone with the Cwraggle-taggle Emgypsies,AmO. 4 O Amsaddle to me my milk-white steed And go and fetch me my Cpony, O That EmI may Amride and Emseek my Ambride, Who's gone with the Cwraggle-taggle Emgypsies,AmO. 5 O Amhe rode high, and he rode low He rode through wood and Ccopses too, Un-Emtil he Amcame to a Emwide open Amfield, And there he eC-spied his a-Emlady AmO 6 What Ammakes you leave you house and land? What makes you leave you Cmoney, O? What Emmakes you Amleave you Emnew-wedded Amlord, To follow the Cwraggle-taggle Emgypsies, AmO. 7 "Last Amnight you slept on a goosefeather bed, With the sheet turned down so Cbravely, O. To-Emnight you'll Amsleep in a Emcold open Amfield, Alone with the Cwraggle-taggle Emgypsies, AmO." 8 "What Amcare I for a goose-feather bed, With the sheet turned down so Cbravely, O. For to-Emnight I'll Amsleep in a Emcold open Amfield, In the arms of my Cwraggle-taggle Emgypsies, AmO. Weblinks The Gypsy Laddie The+Raggle+Taggle+Gypsies The Raggle Taggle Gypsies The Raggle Taggle Gypsies Lagerfeuerdiplom Irish-Folk Folk-Songs Lieder auf Englisch Scottish-Folk