Wraggle, Taggle Gypsies song in English
- Wraggle, Taggle Gypsies
- 2 page sheet music download
- Folk Song in English
- Arranged by Deanne Ohman
- For Medium Voice
- Link to MP3 Piano accompaniment here
Range of Song
Lyrics
1. There were three gypsies that come to my door,
and downstairs ran this a lady, O!
The one sang high and another sang low,
and the other sang bonny, bonny Biscay, O!
2. Then she changed from her silk finished gown,
and put on hose of leather, O!
With ragged clothes and an old blue coat,
now she’s gone with the wraggle, taggle gypsies. O!
3. It was late last night, when my lord came home,
enquiring for his lady. O!
The servant said, on every hand;
She’s gone with her wraggle, taggle gypsies. O!
4. What makes her leave her house and land?
What makes her leave her money. O!
What makes her leave her wedded lord,
to go with the wraggle, taggle gypsies. O!
More information:
The story typically tells of a lady of high birth who leaves her home, husband, and wealth to run away with a group of wandering gypsies. When her husband (often called “the lord”) discovers her absence, he pursues them. Despite his attempts to persuade her to return — offering her fine clothes, comforts, or even threats — she refuses, choosing the freedom and wild life of the gypsies over her privileged but confined existence.
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Wraggle, Taggle Gypsies
Wraggle, Taggle Gypsies song in English
Description
- Wraggle, Taggle Gypsies
- 2 page sheet music download
- Folk Song in English
- Arranged by Deanne Ohman
- For Medium Voice
- Link to MP3 Piano accompaniment here
Range of Song
Lyrics
1. There were three gypsies that come to my door,
and downstairs ran this a lady, O!
The one sang high and another sang low,
and the other sang bonny, bonny Biscay, O!
2. Then she changed from her silk finished gown,
and put on hose of leather, O!
With ragged clothes and an old blue coat,
now she’s gone with the wraggle, taggle gypsies. O!
3. It was late last night, when my lord came home,
enquiring for his lady. O!
The servant said, on every hand;
She’s gone with her wraggle, taggle gypsies. O!
4. What makes her leave her house and land?
What makes her leave her money. O!
What makes her leave her wedded lord,
to go with the wraggle, taggle gypsies. O!
More information:
The story typically tells of a lady of high birth who leaves her home, husband, and wealth to run away with a group of wandering gypsies. When her husband (often called “the lord”) discovers her absence, he pursues them. Despite his attempts to persuade her to return — offering her fine clothes, comforts, or even threats — she refuses, choosing the freedom and wild life of the gypsies over her privileged but confined existence.
