Gypsy Davy

Woody Guthrie

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michael.stice182 novice Gypsy Davy By Woody Guthrie Verse 1 It was late last night when the boss come home He’s askin’ about his lady The only answer he received "she’s gone with the Gypsy Davy gone with the gypsy Dave" Verse 2 "go saddle for me my buckskin’ horse And a hundred dollars saddle Point out to me their wagon tracks And after them I’ll travel after them I’ll ride" Verse 3 Well I had not rode ’til the midnight moon When I saw the campfire gleaming I heard the notes of the big guitar And the voice of the gypsy singin’ That song of the gypsy Dave Verse 3 There in the light of the camping fire I saw her fair face beaming Her heart in tune with the big guitar And the voice of the gypsy singing That song of the gypsy Dave Verse 4 Have you forsaken your house and home Have you forsaken your baby Have you forsaken your husband dear To go to the gypsy Davey And sing with the gypsy Dave That song of the gypsy Dave Verse 5 Yes I’ve forsaken my husband dear To go with the gypsy Davy And I’ve forsaken my mansion high But not my blue-eyed baby Not my blue-eyed babe Verse 6 She smiled to leave her husband dear And go with the Gypsy Davy But the tears come a-tricklin’ down her cheeks To think  of the blue-eyed baby Pretty little blue-eyed babe Verse 7 Take off take off your buskin’gloves Made of spanish leather Give to me your lily-white hand We’ll ride  back home together And we’ll ride home again Verse 8 No I won’t take off my buskin’ gloves They’re made of Spanish leather I’ll go my way from day to day And sing  with the gypsy Davy That song of the gypsy Dave That song of the gypsy Davey That song of the gypsy Dave

Du même artiste :

La chanson raconte l'histoire d'un homme qui, à son retour chez lui, découvre que sa compagne a choisi de fuir avec un mystérieux voyageur, le Gypsy Davy. Déterminé à la retrouver, il se met en route, monté sur son cheval, à la recherche de son bonheur perdu. Arrivé près d'un feu de camp, il la voit heureuse, chantant aux côtés de Davy, tandis qu’il se demande si elle a vraiment abandonné tout ce qui lui était cher. Le récit évoque une tension entre l'attrait de la liberté et les liens familiaux, tout en mettant en lumière les émotions conflictuelles de la femme, tiraillée entre son désir d'aventure et son affection pour son enfant. Cette chanson révèle ainsi un dilemme humain universel : le choix entre l'amour et la quête de soi.