The Gypsy Davy- M. B. (MA) 1904 Barry B
[From: Traditional Ballads in New England II by Phillips Barry; The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 18, No. 70 (Jul. - Sep., 1905), pp. 191-214.
R. Matteson 2012]
IX. THE GYPSY LADDIE
B. Communicated to me March, 1904, by M. B., Fall River, Mass.
1. Last night I slept in a warm feather bed,
And in my arms a baby;
To-night I'll lie on the cold, cold ground,
In the arms of Gypsy Davy.
REFRAIN: Raddle daddle, dingo dingo day,
Raddle daddle, dingo daisy,
Raddle daddle, dingo dingo day,
I'm gone with the Gypsy Davy.
2. "Oh, how could you leave your house and land,
Oh, how could you leave your baby,
Oh, how could you leave your true wedded lord,
To go with the Gypsy Davy?"
3. "What care I for your house and land,
What care I for your baby,
Or what care I for my true wedded lord, -
I'm off with the Gypsy Davy!
4. "I never loved you in all my life,
I never loved your baby,
I married you against my will,
And I'm off with the Gypsy Davy!"