Gypsy King

from Ice Cream Desire by The Whereabouts

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I'm living life like a gypsy king,
I've got five dollars and a diamond ring.
Gave the ring to a woman who stole my heart,
Lot my money playing poker, now I'm back at the start.

I'll pack up all my things and go,
Headed north to the land of the snow.

I'm a gypsy king, that's no lie.
I ain't got much money, but I've sure got style.

Now I ran across an old man who came from the grind,
He asked me for a cigarette, if I wouldn't mind.
As his smoke spun in circles, a dance in the sky,
He told me a story that could make you cry
Of a love so sweet and true,
He lost her in a whirlwind while he was marching with the troops.

I'm a gypsy king, he said, and I like your style.
Sing me a song, please, and make me smile.

So I sing for the wise men, I sing for the trees.
I sing for the young ones and the birds and the bees.
I sing for the mountains and I sing for the seas,
'Cause that's the calling of a gypsy king.

I sing for the wise men, I sing for the trees.
I sing for the young ones and the birds and the bees.
I sing for the mountains and I sing for the seas,
'Cause that's the calling of a gypsy king.

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from Ice Cream Desire, released June 26, 2014

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The Whereabouts California

At a time when rock’n’roll has become an ironic term, and bands have been replaced by wannabe celebrities whose live appearances are scripted marketing events, The Whereabouts want to remind you what rock music was all about in the first place: Not an onramp to Hollywood, but a road trip to wherever we end up. ... more

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HARD

Oct 2018
Light Inside

Sep 2017
Ice Cream Desire

Jun 2014

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