I went to see the gypsy
Stayin' in a big hotel
He smiled when he saw me comin'
An' he wished me well
His room was dark and crowded
The lights were low and dim.
"How are you?'', he asked of me
And I asked the same of him
I went down to the lobby
To make a small call out
A pretty dancin' girl was there
And she began to shout
"Go on back to see the gypsy
He can rid you from the fear
He did it in Las Vegas
And he could do it here.''
Oh, the lights were on the river
Shinin" from outside
I contemplated every move
Or at least I tried
I went back to see the gypsy
It was nearly early dawn
The gypsy's door was opened wide
But the gypsy was gone
And that pretty dancin' girl
She could not be found
So I watched that sun come rising
From that little Minnesota town
Stayin' in a big hotel
He smiled when he saw me comin'
An' he wished me well
His room was dark and crowded
The lights were low and dim.
"How are you?'', he asked of me
And I asked the same of him
I went down to the lobby
To make a small call out
A pretty dancin' girl was there
And she began to shout
"Go on back to see the gypsy
He can rid you from the fear
He did it in Las Vegas
And he could do it here.''
Oh, the lights were on the river
Shinin" from outside
I contemplated every move
Or at least I tried
I went back to see the gypsy
It was nearly early dawn
The gypsy's door was opened wide
But the gypsy was gone
And that pretty dancin' girl
She could not be found
So I watched that sun come rising
From that little Minnesota town