The whistling Gypsy came over the hill Down through the valley so shady He whistled, and he sang 'til the green woods rang And he won the heart of a lady A-de-do, a-de-do-da-day A-de-do, a-de-day He whistled, and he sang 'til the green woods rang And he won the heart of a lady She left her father's castle gate She left her own found lover She left her servants, and her estate To follow the gypsy rover A-de-do, a-de-do-da-day A-de-do, a-de-day He whistled, and he sang 'til 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 With him, I'll shall stay 'til my dying day And follow the gypsy rover A-de-do, a-de-do-da-day A-de-do, a-de-day He whistled, and he sang 'til the green woods rang And he won the heart of a lady The whistling Gypsy came over the hill Down through the valley so shady He whistled, and he sang 'til the green woods rang And he won the heart of a lady A-de-do, a-de-do-da-day A-de-do, a-de-day He whistled, and he sang 'til the green woods rang And he won the heart of a lady