Planxty - Raggle Taggle Gypsy

Composer: Rory Dall O'Cathain [1720]
Cover Artist: Planxty
Album: Planxty
From: Scotland (Cover artists from Ireland)

Probably billions of mistakes in the lyrics. Corrections would be awesome.
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There were three o' the gypsies
Came to our hall door
They came brave and bold
There's one sang high
And the other sang low
And the lady sang the Raggle-Taggle Gypsy-o

It was upstairs and downstairs
The lady went
Put on her suit o' leather-o
It was the cry all around our door:
She's away with the Raggle-Taggle-Gypsy-o

It was late that night that the lord came in
Inquirin' for his lady-o
The servant girl replied to him all:
She's away with the Raggle-Taggle-Gypsy-o

O then saddle for me
Me milk white steed
Me big horse is not speedy-o
I will ride
And I'll seek my bride
She's away with the Raggle-Taggle-Gypsy-o

O then he rode east
And he rode west
He rode north
And south also
But when he rode
To the wide open field
It was there that he spied his lady-o

O then why do you leave
Your house and your land?
Why do you leave yor money-o?
Why do you leave your only wedded lord
For the Raggle-Taggle-Gypsy-o

What do I care
For me house or me land?
What do I care for money-o?
What do I care for me only wedded lord?
I'm away with me Raggle-Taggle-Gypsy-o.

Well it was 'ere last night
You'd a goose-feather bed
With blanks drawn so combley
Tonight you lie in the cold open field
In the arms of your Raggle-Taggle-Gypsy-o

What do I care
for a goose-feather bed
With blankets drawn so combley-o?
Tonight I lie
In the wide open field
in the arms of me Raggle-Taggle-Gypsy-o

You rode east
And I rode west
You rode high
And I rode low
I'd rather have a kiss
Of the yellow Gypsy's lips
than the Lord of the Cash's money-o

[Instrumental]

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[daveeol]

what does planxty mean

[htornis]

@daveeol According to Wikipedia:

"Planxty" is a word used by the classic harper Turlough O'Carolan in many of his works, and is believed to denote a tribute to a particular person: "Planxty Irwin", for example, would be in honor of Colonel John Irwin of Sligo. "Planxty" is thought to be a corruption of the Irish word and popular toast "sláinte", meaning "good health". Others claim that the word is not Irish in origin but comes from the Latin "plangere," meaning to strike or beat.

[seonidh]

When he says Lord of the Cashs-O the song refers to the Lord of Casele who was a scottish baron in the 1640s. He imprisoned his wife lady jane Hamilton and she spent the rest of her life in jail and hanged the romani gypsy.

[htornis]

Thanks bro, I didn't know any of that.

[girlinthetrilby]

love this song! :)

[htornis]

Haha, good to hear it :D

[geasparjons]

@greenjack1959l Apologies, I wasn't aware that providing some relevant information regarding the piece (you know, for people who, unlike you, aren't as dumb as a post and are genuinely interested in the music) would be regarded as "bollocks".

I'll wager that being such an ignorant prick has furnished you with ample opportunities for advancement in life.

[butterslacks109]

@htornis a planxty is indeed a song in tribute to a lord who's patronage sponsored the bard in question

[60letitgo]

lovely, just a great song

[ourpeoplesvoice]

Brilliant tune , would anyone have thenotes for this ?

Thanks for posting

[Sora657]

i wish i could be computer programmer and video game designer and farmer :3

[greenjack1959l]

@geasparjons How much further up your arse can you get your head?

[greenjack1959l]

@geasparjons BOLLOCKS

[greenjack1959l]

@geasparjons don,t you talk bollocks, its a shit hot tune thats all you need to know

[franmol01]

@geasparjons spot on