Dervish - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

Cathy Jordan sings Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves from the album 'Travelling Show'.

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I was born in the wagon of a travelin' show
My mother used to dance for the money they'd throw
Father would do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel
Sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good

CHORUS:
Gypsies, tramps and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps and thieves
And every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

Picked up a boy just south of Mobile
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal
I was sixteen, he was twenty-one
Rode with us to Memphis
And papa woulda shot him if he knew what he'd done

CHORUS:
Gypsies, tramps and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps and thieves
And every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

I never had schoolin' but he taught me well
With his smooth southern style
Three months later, I'm a gal in trouble
And I haven't seen him for a while
I haven't seen him for a while

She was born in the wagon of a travelin' show
Her mother used to dance for the money they'd throw
Grandpa'd do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel
Sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good

CHORUS:
Gypsies, tramps and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps and thieves
And every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

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• Dervish
• Gypsies
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• and
• Thieves
• Gypsys
• Cher
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• Traditional
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[x0callisto0x]

ye gods, I love her voice.

I had just gotten over my addiction to this song when I encountered this. xD

[TheVillageRake]

@x0callisto0x You should check out other Dervish vids on Youtube. There are many. Thanks for the comment. :)

[jerryfisherne6]

Wow, this is a brilliant alternate take of this song,very impressed!

[TheVillageRake]

@jerryfisherne6 Glad you enjoyed it, Jerry. Thanks for commenting. 

[Nine00]

Is this the original version? I love it either way, just wondering.

[TheVillageRake]

@Nine00 Nope. This was recorded just a couple of years ago. 'Pretty sure Cher was the first to record it. Written by a guy named 'Bob Stone' according to Wikipedia. Thanks for the comments folks.

[612gideon]

Great Song

[juliangrimm]

Better than Cher!

[hatredisgrey]

So beautiful

[PinkTeardropos]

This lady's voice sounds like it would work better singing with someone then by herself.

[Hooperstar123]

Fantastic version of a great song. Thanks for adding!

[whataname01]

Adds alittle Celtic flair to the orginal Cher song.... nice touch

[LokiusMaximus]

Thanks for adding lyrics, but if you are going to add lyrics for a cover, at least use the same lyrics as the version we are listening to. The lyrics are for Cher's version and are slightly different from this version.