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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 |
