ABRAHIM THE GYPSY KING

Composed by Windy

[From "Abrahim the Gypsy King" by Father David]

In (Am)old Balkan land (E)lived (Am)my gypsy band(E)
(Am)Wagons and (Dm)women and (E)wine
(Am)Travel long way(E)-(Am),
No place to stay
(E)Of (Am)Eastern and (Dm)Arabic (E)line.

Chorus:
La (Dm)la la la (Am)la la la (E)la la la la
(Am)La la la (Dm)la la la (Am)la la la (E)la la la
I (Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy
(Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy
(Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy (Am)king.
(E)-(Am)-(E)-(Am)-(Dm)-(E)

On (Am)fifth wedding night,
(E)The (Am)Turks come to fight(E)
(Am)Christians they (Dm)like not to (E)see
While (Am)lying in bed, (E)they (Am)cut off my head
(E)And I (Am)go up to (Dm)heaven so (E)free.

Chorus:
La (Dm)la la la (Am)la la la (E)la la la la
(Am)La la la (Dm)la la la (Am)la la la (E)la la la
I (Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy
(Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy
(Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy (Am)king
(E)-(Am)-(E)-(Am)-(Dm)-(E)

Oh the (Am)gypsies today
(E)Do (Am)not know the way(E)
(Am)Wives stay at (Dm)home, watch T(E)V
With (Am)Jesus I go (E)to (Am)help David know
(E)And his (Am)children the (Dm)spirit to (E)see.

Chorus:
La (Dm)la la la (Am)la la la (E)la la la la
(Am)la la la (Dm)la la la (Am)la la la (E)la la la
I (Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy
(Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy
(Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy (Am)King
(E)-(Am)-(E)-(Am)-(Dm)-(E)

(Am)La la la [la la la] (Am)la la la [la la la]
(Am)La la la la (Dm)la la la (E)laaaaa

I love (Am)Children of Love
(E)They (Am)gypsies at heart
(E)I (Am)love them, I (Dm)love them, I (E)do
They are (Am)weak, they small
(E)They know (Am)nothing at all
(E)But they (Am)big in (Dm)Jesus and (E)love!

Chorus:
La (Dm)la la la (Am)la la la (E)la la la la
(Am)La la la (Dm)la la la (Am)la la la (E)la la la

I (Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy
(Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy
(Am)Abrahim, (Dm)Abrahim, (E)the gypsy (Am)king.
(E)-(Am)-(E)-(Am)-(E)-(Am)-(E)-(Am)-(E)-(Am)

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