The Gypsy's Warning
First recording and first release by Vernon Dalhart (April 12, 1927 / October 1927)
- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
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[Roud 1764; Ballad Index R743; VWML COL/2/30, FK/13/116/2; trad.]
[Verse One]
Do not trust him, gentle lady, though his voice be low and sweet,
Heed not him who kneels before you, gently pleading at thy feet.
Now thy life is in its morning, blight not this, thy happy lot,
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