Gypsies danced around the campfire, shook their tambourines They were waiting for the ghost of an outlaw, Sundown was his name As the midnight hour grew closer and the sky began to fall You can see his shadow in the light of the moon They had heard the gypsies' call She had hair as black as darkness, eyes of emerald green Oh, her voice was soft and tender, oooh she loved sing She will sing no more, or dance again or shake her tambourines They had taken her away, she was dead and gone, hear the gypsies sing Ooh, hurry Sundown (the gypsies' cry) Ooh, hurry Sundown Ooh, hurry Sundown (the gypsies' cry) Hurry Sundown Ooh, hurry Sundown (the gypsies' cry) Ooh, hurry Sundown Ooh, hurry Sundown (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, a 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, shook their tambourines They were waiting for the ghost of an outlaw, Sundown was his name As the midnight hour grew closer and the sky began to fall You can see their shadows in the light of the moon They had heard the gypsies' call Ooh, hurry Sundown Ooh, hurry Sundown Ooh, hurry Sundown Ooh, hurry Sundown