The song The Gypsy is performed by Gordon Lightfoot in the album named United Artists Collection [2 CD Set] in the year 1993 .
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 see?"
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 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
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"
Gordon Lightfoot - United Artists Collection [2 CD Set]
- Rich Man's Spiritual
- Long River
- The Way I Feel (Acoustic)
- For Lovin' Me
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Changes
- Early Mornin' Rain
- Steel Rail Blues
- Sixteen Miles (To Seven Lakes)
- I'm Not Sayin'
- Pride Of Man
- Ribbon Of Darkness
- Oh, Linda
- Peaceful Waters
- Walls
- If You Got It
- Softly (Digitally Remastered)
- Crossroads
- A Minor Ballad
- Go-Go Round
- Rosanna
- Home From The Forest
- I'll Be Alright
- Song For A Winter's Night
- Canadian Railroad Trilogy
- The Way I Feel (1993 Digital Remaster)
- Wherefor & Why
- The Last Time I Saw Her
- Black Day In July
- May I
- Magnificent Outpouring
- Does Your Mother Know
- Mountains And Marian
- Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
- I Want To Hear It From You
- Something Very Special
- Boss Man
- Did She Mention My Name
- Long Way Back Home
- Unsettled Ways
- Long Thin Dawn
- Bitter Green
- The Circle Is Small
- Marie Christine
- Cold Hands From New York
- Affair On 8th Avenue
- Don't Beat Me Down
- The Gypsy
- If I Could