Gypsies danced around the campfire Shook their tambourines They were waitin' for the ghost of an outlaw Sundown was his name As the midnight hour grew closer and the sky began to fall You could see his shadow in the light of the moon He had heard the gypsies' call ♪ She had hair as black as darkness Her eyes were emerald green Oh her voice was soft and tender Ooh she loved to sing She will sing no more or dance again Or shake her tambourine They had taken her away she was dead and gone You could hear the gypsies sing Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown (the gypsies cry Sundown) Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown (oh the gypsies cry) Hurry Sundown ♪ Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown (the gypsies cry Sundown) Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown (oh the gypsies cry) Silver devils in his holsters Stars strapped to his heels There was fire in his eyes They say that he was dressed to kill He had hands as fast as lightning Heart as cold as steel He had come for the one that took her life To lie him in Boot Hill ♪ Gypsies danced around the campfire They shook their tambourines They were waitin' for the ghost of an outlaw Sundown was his name As the midnight hour grew closer and the sky began to fall You could see their shadows in the light of the moon They had heard the gypsie's call Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown Ooh, ooh hurry Sundown