Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves-Royal Pop Of Sound

[ti:Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves] [ar:The Academy Allstars] [al:Hot 100 Number Ones Of 1971] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves - Royal Pop Of Sound [00:08.53]I was born in the wagon of a traveling show [00:11.27]My momma used to dance [00:12.51]For the money they'd throw [00:14.03]Papa would do whatever he could [00:17.57] [00:19.13]Preach a little Gospel [00:20.78] [00:21.61]Sell a couple bottles of Dr Good [00:25.07] [00:26.52]Gypsies tramps and thieves [00:29.19]We'd hear it from the people of the town [00:31.21]They'd call us gypsies tramps and thieves [00:35.09]But every night [00:35.89]All the men would come around [00:37.69] [00:39.14]And lay their money down [00:40.81] [00:45.45]Picked up a boy just south of Mobile [00:47.95]Gave him a ride filled him with a hot meal [00:50.77]I was 16 he was 21 [00:54.35] [00:55.75]Rode with us to Memphis [00:57.54] [00:58.54]And papa would've shot [00:59.70]I'm if he knew what he'd done [01:01.89] [01:03.46]Gypsies tramps and thieves [01:06.15]We'd hear it from the people of the town [01:08.09]They'd call us gypsies tramps and thieves [01:12.15]But every night [01:12.94]All the men would come around [01:15.54] [01:16.36]And lay their money down [01:18.67] [01:19.81]I never had schooling but he taught me well [01:22.29]With his smooth southern style [01:24.84] [01:25.44]Three months later I'm a girl in trouble [01:27.95]And I haven't seen him for a while oh ho [01:34.68]I haven't seen him for a while oh ho [01:40.39] [01:41.46]She was born in the wagon of a traveling show [01:44.50]Her momma used to dance [01:45.63]For the money they'd throw [01:47.30]Grandpa would do whatever he could [01:51.00] [01:52.55]Preach a little Gospel [01:54.31] [01:55.09]Sell a couple bottles of Dr Good [01:58.45] [02:00.09]Gypsies tramps and thieves [02:02.79]We'd hear it from the people of the town [02:04.82]They'd call us gypsies tramps and thieves [02:08.89]But every night all the men would come around [02:11.92] [02:13.03]And lay their money down [02:14.93] [02:16.57]Gypsies tramps and thieves [02:19.29]We'd hear it from the people of the towns [02:21.20]They'd call us gypsies tramps and thieves [02:25.09]But every night all the men would come around [02:28.50] [02:29.46]And lay their money down [02:31.26] [02:32.96]Gypsies tramps and thieves [02:35.61]We'd hear it from the people of the towns [02:37.65]They'd call us gypsies