Step inside my tent, said she, I'd like to read you palm
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Leave the dollar in the jar, this won't take very long
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Leave the circus noise behind, close your eyes, relax your mind
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I'll tell you if you should quit now or if you should go on
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Then I said, now what do ya see
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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Where'll I go, what'll I be
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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She threw some sawdust in the air and her hands began to shake
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She told me the town where I was born, she almost knew the date
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She lit a candle with her eyes and then she made the table rise
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She took the dollar from the jar and then she guessed my weight
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Then I said, now what do ya see
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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You are so old, you are so wise
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Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
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Give me a sign, tell it to me
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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Then she spoke most quietly
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Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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When you we a child at school they taught you quite a lot
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You were told when you should speak and when you should not
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You were taught to read and write, to take your lessons home at night
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A little knowledge serves you well but the golden rule does not
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Then I said, now what do ya mean
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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Where'll I go, what'll I be
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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Then when I came home that night to lie in bed awake
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I thought of that old gypsy and the words that she had said
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And now I see with due respect, the more we learn the worse we get
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So if you feel you've no regrets, go have your fortune read
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Then I said, now what do ya mean
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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Where'll I go, what'll I be
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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You are so old, you are so wise
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Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
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Give me a sign, tell it to me
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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Where'll I go, what'll I be
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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You are so old, you are so wise
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Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
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Give me a sign, tell it to me
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She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
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The Gypsy
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| Gordon Lightfoot |
