The Gypsy Lyrics

The Gypsy lyrics

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