[Verse 1]
They said we stole the horses,
They said we stole the gold,
They said we knew the future
Before the future had been told.
They said we slept by moonlight,
They said we never paid,
They said an old Romani woman
Could put a curse upon your trade!
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, we heard it all before,
Every rumour, every tale,
Every village had a story
Every time we hit the trail!
[Chorus]
Gypsies, gold and tall tales,
Fortune tellers, fairy tales,
Read your palm and steal your heart,
Know your future from the start!
Gypsies, gold and tall tales,
Horse-trade heroes, moonlit trails,
If you hear we’ve stolen treasure—
Check your own pockets first, my dear!
[Verse 2]
They said we stole the babies,
They said we hexed the rain,
They said we knew which herbs to pick
To cure your every pain.
They said we’d disappear at midnight,
Vanishing without a trace,
But somehow Uncle’s still at market
Arguing about the price of lace!
[Pre-Chorus]
We’ve been witches, we’ve been thieves,
Kings and queens in make-believe,
Every century adds some more—
By now we’re practically folklore!
[Chorus]
Gypsies, gold and tall tales,
Fortune tellers, fairy tales,
Read your palm and steal your heart,
Know your future from the start!
Gypsies, gold and tall tales,
Horse-trade heroes, moonlit trails,
If you’ve heard another story—
Come and tell us one we’ve missed!
[Bridge – FAST]
Palm! Cards! Horses! Curses!
Treasure! Babies! Secret purses!
Witches! Queens! Moonlight! Fire!
Apparently we never tire!
Steal a horse! Predict your death!
Cure a fever! Hold your breath!
Hide the gold beneath the floor—
Quick! They’re making up some more!
[Final Chorus]
Gypsies, gold and tall tales,
That’s the stuff of olden tales,
Half the stories don’t make sense,
But they’ve travelled ever since!
Gypsies, gold and tall tales,
Laughing down the old dirt trails,
If the legend sounds dramatic—
Chances are somebody added to it!
[Outro]
So here’s to every rumour,
Every myth that’s travelled far—
We didn’t need a magic crystal…
We could read it in the stars!