I fell in love with Rinfy the gypsy
He said when I grew up he'd marry me,
Carry me away on his steed

"Don't worry, my baby!
Don't die, my funny little darling!
I'm going away for a little while,
And shouldn't be gone for very long"

Ooh, then I really fell for Geoffrey, our gardener
He said he'd marry me, too
Oh, and I believed him, just like a fool

"Don't worry, my honey!
Don't die, my funny little doll!
I'm going away for a little while
Shouldn't be gone for very long"
(Ooh, long, long, long )

Playing canasta in c-cold rooms,
Playing canasta in cold rooms,
Playing canasta upstairs, downstairs,
And in my lover'sooh

I met a boy who took me upstairs,
Then took me in his arms
and told me I comforted him, uh-huh

"Don't worry, my dear,
Don't cry, you weird little stranger
I'm going away
You probably won't ever see me again"

Oh, yes, I know, I'm always falling,
Gazing at hazy goldfish in your swimming eyes
How could I not lie there with you?

"Don't worry, my darling!
Don't die, my silly little baby!
I'm going away for a little while,
And shouldn't be gone for very long"
(Ooh, long, long, long!)

Playing canasta in c-cold rooms,
Playing canasta in cold rooms,
Playing canasta upstairs, downstairs,
And in my lover'sooh