My mother said that I never should,
play with the gypsies in the wood.
If I did she would say, naughty girl to disobey..bey..bey...bey...bey

My mother said I never should,
play with the gypsies in the wood.
If I did she would say naughty girl to disobey.
Your hair shan't curl,
your shoes shan't shine.
You naughty girl you shan't be mine.
My father said that if I did,
He'd bang my head with a teapot lid.

The wood was dark,
the grass was green.
 [bad word] Sally with a tambourine,
Halbecker frock, Musall shawl,
white straw bonnet and a pink carousel.

I went to the river,
no ship to get accross.
I paid ten shillings
for an old blind horse.
I hop on his back,
then off in a crack.
Sally though I travel,
I shall [bad word] back.

My mother said that I never should,
play with the gypsies in the wood.
If I did she would say, naughty girl to disobey.
Your hair shan't curl,
your shoes shan't shine.
You naughty girl you shan't be mine.
My father said that if I did,
He'd bang my head with a teapot lid.

The wood was dark,
the grass was green.
 [bad word] Sally with a tambourine,
Halbecker frock, Musall shawl,
white straw bonnet and a pink carousel.

I went to the river,
no ship to get accross.
I paid ten shillings,
for an old blind horse.
I hop on his back,
then off in a crack.
Sally though I travel,
I shall [bad word] back.

My mother said that I never should,
play with the gypsies in the wood.
If I did she would say, naughty girl to disobey.
Your hair shan't curl,
your shoes shan't shine.
You naughty girl you shan't be mine.
My father said that if I did,
He'd bang my head with a teapot lid.
Bang my head with a teapot lid.