The Caravan
If I could be a gipsy-boy
And have a caravan
I'd travel all the world, I would,
Before I was a man;
We'd drive beyond the far blue hills —
We two, my horse and me —
And on and on and on and on
Until we reached the sea.
And there I'd wash his legs quite clean
And bid him come inside,
Whilst I would stand upon the roof
And scan the flowing tide,
And he and I would sail away
And scour the Spanish main,
And when we'd swept the Spaniards out
We'd p'raps sail home again.
Or if my horse was very tired
Of ships and being good,
And wanted most to stretch his legs
(As many horses would),
We'd call a whale to tow us
To a desert island beach,
And there we'd search for coconuts
And have a whole one each.
If I could be a gipsy-boy
I wouldn't bring a load
Of pots and pans and chairs and things
And sell them in the road.
Oh, if I was a gipsy-boy
And had a caravan,
I'd see the whole wide world, I would,
Before I was a man.
And have a caravan
I'd travel all the world, I would,
Before I was a man;
We'd drive beyond the far blue hills —
We two, my horse and me —
And on and on and on and on
Until we reached the sea.
And there I'd wash his legs quite clean
And bid him come inside,
Whilst I would stand upon the roof
And scan the flowing tide,
And he and I would sail away
And scour the Spanish main,
And when we'd swept the Spaniards out
We'd p'raps sail home again.
Or if my horse was very tired
Of ships and being good,
And wanted most to stretch his legs
(As many horses would),
We'd call a whale to tow us
To a desert island beach,
And there we'd search for coconuts
And have a whole one each.
If I could be a gipsy-boy
I wouldn't bring a load
Of pots and pans and chairs and things
And sell them in the road.
Oh, if I was a gipsy-boy
And had a caravan,
I'd see the whole wide world, I would,
Before I was a man.
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