The Whistling Gipsy or The Gipsy Rover is a song which was written by Irish song writer Leo Maguire in the 1950s based on a number of earlier songs about a wealthy or high-born young woman’s encounter with gipsies and eventually falling in love with one, forfeiting their life of luxury to run off with him. This is The Kingston Trio singing their version of the song from 1961.
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So many times and through so many years I have sung this.
rogerbenham
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Sep 16, 2021
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Yes…I felt sure your day that. I’ve sung it many times too.
Popular here.
Lilac-JadeCanada
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Sep 16, 2021
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Yes…I’d say so.
@Marionville I'm sure I saw them perform this on the Ed Sullivan show too.
@Lilac-JadeCanada Probably…they were very popular.
@Marionville Tom Dooley was a monstrous hit for them too.
@Lilac-JadeCanada Their biggest I believe
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