Gypsy Daisy- Harrison (VA) 1937 Wilkinson B
[My title. From Wilkinson MSS., 1936-37, p. 22(A); Bronson TTCB III, no 24.
R. Matteson 2015]
[Gypsy Daisy] The Gypsy Laddie -- Sung by Mrs. Harrison of Eagle, Monterey, Va., May 7, 1937.
1. It'll never get too dark for me,
It'll never get too rainy;
I'll travel all night till broad daylight,
Till I overtake my Gypsy Daisy.
I'll travel all night till broad daylight,
Till I overtake my Gypsy Daisy.
2. Would you forsake your house and lot?
Would you forsake your baby?
Yes, I'd forsake my own wooden lord,
And go with the Gypsy Daisy.
Yes, I'd, &c,
3. It'll never get too dark for me,
It'll never get too rainy;
I'll travel all night till broad daylight,
Till I overtake my Gypsy Daisy.
I'll travel, &c.
4. Last night I lay in a warm feather bed,
Beside of my little baby;
Tonight I'm our in the cold mud and rain,
Along with the Gypsy Daisy.
Tonight I'm, &c.
5. It's if I ever get married again,
It'll be for love, not riches.
It beats the very old boy on earth,
For the women to wear the breeches.
It beats, &c.