JOAN BAEZ - A YOUNG GYPSY Lyrics

A young gypsy fell out in a slumberHeading north with a driver he knewSomeone he'd lived with and trustedA young woman who trusted him tooThat very same day the young gypsyHad come from a farm in the westWhere the children had played throughout the heat of the dayAffording the gypsy no restAnd the gypsy's bones were wearyAnd the front seat looked secureAnd the gypsy slept on until the sun it was goneAnd the stars pierced the eyes of the girl at his sideThe next morning's day would be EasterHe'd dress in his only fine shirtAnd shuffle through clusters of strangersWith his gaze and his shoes in the dirtAnd the woman who loved him would watch himProtect him from curious staresFor the womenfolk tend to be friendlyAnd the gypsy's as young as he's fairAnd the evening brought on laughterAnd jars of bright red wineAnd the gypsy drank some and the gypsy had funAnd his dancing got wild and the grandmothers smiledSleeping came easily afterIn the arms of the woman that foldUp the secrets and dreams of the gypsyThat will never be sought or be soldIn fact, they will never be toldFor the gypsy is two years old