Cat. #1000 (MFH #39) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 7, 1969
VERSE 1
Go catch me out my dapple gray
An' saddle him so gaily
I'll ride all day an' I'll ride all night
Till I overtake my lady
Till I overtake my wife
VERSE 2
He rode to the east, he rode to th west
He rode in a hurry
He rode till he came to maple swamp
An' there he spied his lady
N' there he spied his wife
VERSE 3
Come with me my pretty fair maid
Come with me my darling
Honey, come with me my pretty fair Miss
You'll never want for money
Never want for money
VERSE 4
O, would you forsake your house an' land
Would you forsake your baby
Would you forsake your own true love
An' go with th Gypsy Davey
Go with th ramblin' boy
VERSE 5
Yes, I forsake my house an' land
An' I'll forsake my own true love
N' go with th Gypsy Davey
An' go with th rambling boy
VERSE 6
Last night I lay on a warm feather bed
'Side you an' my baby
But tonight I'll lay on th cold, cold ground
'tween th Gypsy Davey
An' 'tween th ramblin' boy