i was only seventeen
i fell in love with a gypsy queen
she told me: ”hold on”
her father was the leading man
said: ”you\'re not welcome
on our land”
and then as a foe, he told me to go
he took me to a little shack
and put a whip across my back
then told her: ”leave me”
i was out for quite a time
came back with her on my mind
sweet little girl
she means all the world
oh, i want my qypsy queen
will she still be torn between
her father and lover
one day i will go to him
strong enough to fight and win
the kind of a man
that he\'ll understand
