The Gypsy

Deep Purple * Track #8 On Stormbringer

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Album Stormbringer

ALBUM

Deep Purple

1974

The Gypsy by Deep Purple

Performed by

Deep Purple

Produced by

Martin Birch & Deep Purple

Writed by

Ritchie Blackmore & David Coverdale & Glenn Hughes & Jon Lord & Ian Paice

About

“The Gypsy” is the eighth track off of Deep Purple’s ninth studio album Stormbringer.

Written in the key of E minor, the song follows the tales of a man dying and wishing for the spell of immortality. He has visited this “gypsy” before, and attained immortality. Apparently the spell is wearing off....

The Gypsy Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Tell me gypsy can you see me
In your crystal ball
I'm asking you what can I do
My back's against the wall
And I can't hold on much longer
So I've come to you my friend
For now my life seems at an end

[Verse 2]
I came to see you once before
One hundred years ago
You took my hand and broke the spell
That should have let me go
But my years have gone so slowly
So I'm here again my friend
For now my life is at an end

[Instrumental outro]

The Gypsy Q&A

Who wrote The Gypsy's ?

The Gypsy was written by Ritchie Blackmore & David Coverdale & Glenn Hughes & Jon Lord & Ian Paice.