The gypsy rover came over the hill   Down through the valley so shady   He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang   And he won the heart of a lady      Ah dee du, ah dee du da day   Ah dee du, ah dee day dee   He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang   And he won the heart of a lady      She left her father's castle gate   Left her own fond lover, left her servants   And her estate   To follow the gypsy rover      Ah dee du, ah dee du da day   Ah dee du, ah dee day dee   He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang   And he won the heart of a lady      Her father saddled his fastest steed   Searched these valleys all over   Seeking his daughter at great speed   And the whistlin' gypsy rover      Ah dee du, ah dee du da day   Ah dee du, ah dee day dee   He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang   And he won the heart of a lady      At last he came to a castle gate   Along the river Claydee   And there was music and there was wine   For the gypsy and his lady      Ah dee du, ah dee du da day   Ah dee du, ah dee day dee   He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang   And he won the heart of a lady      "He is no gypsy, my father", she said   But Lord of these lands all over   And I will stay till my dying day   With the whistlin' gypsy rover      Ah dee du, ah dee du da day   Ah dee du, ah dee day dee   He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang   Till the green woods rang, till the green woods rang   And he won the heart of a lady