Key: B minor•
Verse 1
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Step inside my tent, said she,
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"I'd like to read you palm"
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Leave your dollar in the jar,
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this won't take very long
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Leave the circus noise behind,
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close your eyes, relax your mind
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I'll tell you, if you should leave
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or if you should go on
Verse 2
She said, "Deedlee- dumb,
deedlee- dee"
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, "Deedlee- dumb,
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deedlee- dee"
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She threw some sawdust in
Verse 3
the
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air and her hands began to shake
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She told me, the town where I was born,
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she almost knew the date
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She lit a candle with her eyes and
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then she made the table rise
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She took the dollar from the jar and
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then she guessed my weight
Verse 4
She said, "Deedlee- dumb,
deedlee- dee"
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, "Deedlee- dumb,
deedlee- dee"
You are so old,
you are so wise
Deedlee- dumb, deedlee- dy
Then she spoke most quietly
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Deedlee- dumb, deedlee- dee
Verse 5
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When you we a child in school
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they taught you quite a lot
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You were told when you should speak
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and when you should not
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You were taught to read and write,
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to take your lessons home at night
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A little knowledge serves you well
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but the golden rule does not
Verse 6
She said, "Deedlee- dumb,
deedlee- dee"
Gimme a sign, tell it to me?
She said, "Deedlee- dumb,
deedlee- dee"
Verse 7
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Then when I came home
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that night to lie awake in bed
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I thought of that old gypsy and
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the words that she had said
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And now I say with due respect,
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the more we learn the worse we get
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So if you think you've no regrets,
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go have your fortune read
Verse 8
She said, "Deedlee- dumb, deedlee- dee"
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG F#m A B Bm
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