Gypsy Davy- Gallagher (NS) 1950 Creighton/ Bronson 10.
[My title. From: Creighton and Senior, Traditional Folk songs from Nova Scotia, 1950, p. 72.
R. Matteson 2015]
[Gypsy Davy] (The Gypsy Laddie) Sung by Mrs. Edward Gallagher, Chebucto Head, N.S. Tune collected by Nina Bartley Finn.
"Would you forsake your house and home,
Would you forsake your baby,
Would you forsake your new married man
And go with the Gypsy Davy."
Chorus:
To iddle inktum tie iddle ay,
To iddle inktum tidy,
To iddle inktum tie iddle ay,
And go with the Gypsy Davy.
"Yes I'd forsake my house and home,
Yes, I'd forsake my baby O
Yes, I'd forsake my new married man
And go with the Gypsy Davy."
Chorus.
"Last night I slept in a feather bed,
Last night I slept with my baby O,
To-night I'll sleep on the cold damp ground
In the arms of the Gypsy Davy."