From nowhere through a caravan
Around the campfire light
A lovely woman in motion
With hair as dark as night
Her eyes like a cat in the dark
They hypnotize me with love
She was a gypsy woman, a gypsy woman
She was a gypsy woman, a gypsy woman
She danced around and around
To a guitar melody
Her face was all aglow
How she enchanted me And oh, I’d like to hold her near
And kiss and forever whisper in her ear
I love you gypsy woman, gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman, gypsy woman
Yeah, gypsy woman, love you gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman
All through the caravan
She was dancing with all the men
Waiting for the rising sun
Everyone was having fun
I hate to see the lady go Knowing that she’ll never know
I love her
Said, I love her
She was my gypsy woman, gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman, yeah, gypsy woman
Love you gypsy woman, I love you gypsy woman
I love you gypsy, gypsy, gypsy woman
Gypsy woman, woman, I love you gypsy woman
Incredible song! From Curtis' descriptions, one can almost picture this woman dancing around the campfire. It's like you are right there watching the festivities. Now we know the reason why they're called The Impressions.
From nowhere through a caravan
Around the campfire light
A lovely woman in motion
With hair as dark as night
Her eyes were like that of a cat in the dark
That hypnotized me with love
She was a gypsy woman,
She was a gypsy woman
She danced around and round to a guitar melody
From the fire her face was all aglow
How she enchanted me
Oh, how I'd like to hold her near
And kiss and forever whisper in her ear
I love you, gypsy woman
I love you, gypsy woman
All through the caravan
She was dancing with all the men
Waiting for the rising sun
Everyone was having fun
I hate to see the lady go
Knowing she'll never know
That I love her, I love her
She was a gypsy woman
A gypsy woman, a gypsy woman, a gypsy woman
Finally, someone posts the best song crurtis mayfield ever wrote!! My cousin Carole had this 45 and played it when she sat with me and my sister when we were kids. She was surprised when we cha-cha-cha to it. Sis and I watched American Bandstand, every day in the early 60's.
I've just listened to a few versions of this, Major Lance , Bunny Wailer , Bobby Womack and I all love those versions but this is the Fountainhead, the shit, the real deal .
A Young Curtis Mayfield had such a distinctive voice. Love to hear him sing. What memories come rushing back to this Old Heart of Mine. RIP Curtis Mayfield.
He wrote this song after watchin an old Western on TV with a dancing gypsy. Love the voices and the band who played on this song. i think drummer is the late Murice White age about 13 i've been told