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 dum, deedlee dee
Give me a sign, tell it to me
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
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, deedlee dum, deedlee dee
You are so old, you are so wise
She said, deedlee dum, deedlee-dy
Then she spoke most quietly
She said, deedlee dum, deedlee dee

When you were a child in school
They taught you quite a lot
They taught you when you should speak
And when you should not
They taught how 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
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, deedlee dum, deedlee dee

And now when I go home at
Night to lie awake in bed
I think 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 think you've no regrets
Go have your fortune read

And I said, now what do ya see
She said, deedlee dum, deedlee dee

Copyright: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): GORDON LIGHTFOOT