<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">Time, You Old Gipsy Man</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">TIME, you old gipsy man,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Will you not stay,</p><p class="line">Put up your caravan</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Just for one day?</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">All things I'll give you</p><p class="line">Will you be my guest,</p><p class="line">Bells for your jennet</p><p class="line">Of silver the best,</p><p class="line">Goldsmiths shall beat you</p><p class="line">A great golden ring,</p><p class="line">Peacocks shall bow to you,</p><p class="line">Little boys sing.</p><p class="line">Oh, and sweet girls will</p><p class="line">Festoon you with may,</p><p class="line">Time, you old gipsy,</p><p class="line">Why hasten away?</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Last week in Babylon,</p><p class="line">Last night in Rome,</p><p class="line">Morning, and in the crush</p><p class="line">Under Paul's dome;</p><p class="line">Under Paul's dial</p><p class="line">You tighten your rein--</p><p class="line">Only a moment,</p><p class="line">And off once again;</p><p class="line">Off to some city</p><p class="line">Now blind in the womb,</p><p class="line">Off to another</p><p class="line">Ere that's in the tomb.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Time, you old gipsy man,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Will you not stay,</p><p class="line">Put up your caravan</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Just for one day ?</p></div></body></html> · Great War