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He rode through woods and copses too,

Until he came to an open field,

And there he espied his a-lady, O!

"What makes you leave your house and land?

What makes you leave your money, O?

What makes you leave your new-wedded lord;

To go with the wraggle taggle gipsies, O?"

"What care I for my house and my land?

What care I for my money, O?

What care I for my new-wedded lord?

I'm off with the wraggle taggle gipsies, O!"

"Last night you slept on a goose-feather bed,

With the sheet turned down so bravely, O!

And to-night you'll sleep in a cold open field,

Along with the wraggle taggle gipsies, O!"

"What care I for a goose-feather bed,

With the sheet turned down so bravely, O?

For to-night I shall sleep in a cold open field,

Along with the wraggle taggle gipsies, O!"

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Where do the gipsies come from?

The gipsies come from Egypt.

The fiery sun begot them,

Their dam was the desert dry.

She lay there stripped and basking,

And gave them suck for the asking,

And an Emperor's bone to play with,