Gypsy Davy- Wright (NY) 1935 Thompson NYFQ; Bronson 15.
[From: Thompson, NYFQ, X (1954), p. 52.
R. Matteson 2015]
"Gypsy Davy" Contributed by Ruth C. Wright January 1935; learned from her mother of Schenectady, N.Y.
Chorus: Rally cum a ringum, ringum ray,
Rallty cum a ringum randy.
Rally cum a ringum, ringum ray,
She's off with the Gypsy Davy.
"Would you leave your house and home?
Would you leave your baby?
Would you leave your own true love
To roam with the Gypsies, Daisy?"
Chorus, with last line : "I think you must be crazy,"
"Yes, I'd leave my house and home,
Yes, I'd leave my baby,
Yes, I'd leave my own true love
To roam with Gypsy Davy."
Chorus, with last line: "I'm sure I must be crazy."
"Last night I slept on a fine feather bed,
In my arms my baby,
Tonight I sleep on the damp, cold ground,
In the arms of Gypsy Davy."
Chorus, same as after second stanza.