Gypsy Lady

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Dance little darlings to delightful tunes,

Your lonely momma loves you 'til the full June moon,

And on the edge of nightingale wings,

The gypsy lady whirls and sings:


"Freedom, freedom," 

"Freedom to be", she sings.

"Yet I need them, need 'them"

"I need what their love brings."


Sleep handsome stranger, dream your golden dreams,

Your lost lover wants you 'til you wake with schemes,

And on the count of the hundredth sheep,

The gypsy lady weeps, then sleeps.


"Freedom, freedom"

"Freedom to be", she aches.

"But I need him, need him"

"I need what his love makes."


Roll on winding river through the countryside,

Your task master drives you 'til you you're sand and tide,

And on your banks sitting calm with strife,

The gypsy lady longs for life.


"Freedom, freedom"

"Freedom to be," she cries.

"Leave them? Can't leave them".

She watches the gypsy lady die.



P.S. Colley

c. April 1989


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