The Gypsy

Step inside my tent, said she, "I'd like to read you palm"
 Leave your 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 leave or if you should go on
 Then I said, "Now what do ya see?"
 She said, "Deedlee-dumb, deedlee-dee"
 Give me a sign, tell it to me
 She said, "Deedlee-dumb, 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-dumb, deedlee-dee"
 Give me a sign, tell it to me
 She said, "Deedlee-dumb, deedlee-dee"
 You are so old, you are so wise
 Deedlee-dumb, deedlee-dy
 Then she spoke most quietly
 Deedlee-dumb, deedlee-dee
 When you we a child in 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 you mean?"
 She said, "Deedlee-dumb, deedlee-dee"
 Gimme a sign, tell it to me?
 She said, "Deedlee-dumb, deedlee-dee"
 Then when I came home that night to lie awake in bed
 I thought of that old gypsy and the words that she had said
 And now I say with due respect, the more we learn the worse we get
 So if you think you've no regrets, go have your fortune read
 Then I said, "Now what do ya see?"
 She said, "Deedlee-dumb, deedlee-dee"