Sandy Denny: Gypsy Davy

"The Raggle Taggle Gypsy" is a traditional folk song that originated as a #Scottish border ballad, and has been popular throughout #Britain , Ireland and North America. It concerns a rich lady who runs off to join the gypsies (or one gypsy). Common alternative names are "Gypsy Davy", "The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O", "The Gypsy Laddie(s)", "Black Jack David" (or "Davy") and "Seven Yellow Gypsies". In the #folkmusic revival of #England , #SandyDenny and #Fotheringay sang multiple renditions of #Gypsydavie .
In the folk tradition the song was extremely popular, spread all over the English-speaking world by broadsheets and oral tradition. This video includes #WilliamHolmanHunt 's "Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus" .

Sources:

BBC, Fotheringay, "Gypsy Davie"

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