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