Silver coins, that jingle-jangle Fancy shoes, that dance in time Oh, the secrets, of her dark eyes They did sing a gypsy rhyme Yellow clover, entangled blossoms In a meadow, silky green Where she held me, to her bosom Just a boy of seventeen I recall a gypsy woman Silver spangles in her eyes Ivory skin, against the moonlight And the taste of life's sweet wine ♪ Soft breezes blow, from fragrant meadows And stir the darkness, in my mind Oh, gentle woman, you sleep beside me Little know, who haunts my mind Gypsy lady, I hear your laughter And it dances in my head While my tender wife and babies Slumber softly in their beds I recall a gypsy woman Silver spangles in her eyes Ivory skin, against the moonlight And the taste of life's sweet wine