The gypsy lyrics

Artist  : Gordon lightfoot 
Song : The gypsy
 
Step inside my tent, said she, I’d like to read
you palm
Leave the dollar in the jar, this won’t take very
long
Leave the circus noise behind, close your eyes,
relax your mind
I’ll tell you if you should quit now or if you
should go on
Then I said, now what do ya see
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
Where’ll I go, what’ll I be
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

She threw some sawdust in the air and her hands
began to shake
She told me the town where I was born, she almost
knew the date
She lit a candle with her eyes and then she made
the table rise
She took the dollar from the jar and then she
guessed my weight

Then I said, now what do ya see
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
You are so old, you are so wise
Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
Then she spoke most quietly
Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

When you we a child at school they taught you
quite a lot
You were told when you should speak and when you
should not
You were taught to read and write, to take your
lessons home at night
A little knowledge serves you well but the golden
rule does not

Then I said, now what do ya mean
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
Where’ll I go, what’ll I be
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

Then when I came home that night to lie in bed
awake
I thought of that old gypsy and the words that
she had said
And now I see with due respect, the more we learn
the worse we get
So if you feel you’ve no regrets, go have your
fortune read

Then I said, now what do ya mean
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
Where’ll I go, what’ll I be
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
You are so old, you are so wise
Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

Where’ll I go, what’ll I be
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
You are so old, you are so wise
Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee