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