Thomas "Tommy" Makem (November 4, 1932 – August 1, 2007) was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem during the 1950s and 60s. He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, guitar, tin whistle, and bagpipes, and sang in a distinctive baritone. He was sometimes known as "The Bard of Armagh" (taken from a traditional song of the same name) and "The Godfather of Irish Music".
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #003 {title:The Whistling Gypsy} {st:Tommy Makem} The G[G]ypsy R[D]over came [G]over the h[D]ill, D[G]own through the v[D]alley so s[G]hady[D]. He wh[G]istled and he s[D]ang 'till the gr[G]eenwoods r[C]ang, And [G]he won the H[D]eart of A [G]lad[C]y. [G] [D7]
{C:Chorus:} Ah-di-do, ah-di-do ah-dey, Ah-di-do, ah-di dey-o, He whistled and he sang 'till the greenwoods rang, And he won the heart of a lady.
She left her father's castle gate, She left her own true lover, She left her servants and her estate To follow the Gypsy Rover.
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Her father saddled his fastest steed, Roamed the valley all over, Sought his daughter at great speed, And the whistling Gypsy Rover.
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He came at last to a mansion fine, Down by the river Calyde, And there was music and there was wine For the Gypsy and his lady.
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"He's no gypsy, my father," she said, "But lord of the freelands all over, And I will stay 'till my dying day With my whistling Gypsy Rover.
{C:Chorus.} # # Submitted to the ftp.nevada.edu:/pub/guitar archives # by Steve Putz # 7 September 1992