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Fortune Teller Lyrics
Went to the fortune teller
To have my fortune read
I didn't know what to tell her
I had a dizzy feeling in my head
Siad she'd take a look at my palm
She said "Son, you feel kinda warm"
And she looked into her crystal ball
Said "You're in love"
Said it could not be so
Not with all the girls I know
She said when the next one arrives
Looking into her eyes
I left there in a hurry
Looking forward to my big surprise
The next day I discovered
That the fortune teller told me a lie
I hurried back down to that woman
As mad as I could be
I told her I didn't see nobody
Why'd she make a fool out of me
Then something struck me
As if it came from up above
While looking at the fortune teller
I fell in love
Now I'm a happy fellow
Well I'm married to the fortune teller
We're happy as we can be
Now I get my fortune told for free
Now I'm a happy fellow
Well I'm married to the fortune teller
We're happy as we can be
And I get my fortune told for free
Lyrics > The Rolling Stones Lyrics
To have my fortune read
I didn't know what to tell her
I had a dizzy feeling in my head
She said "Son, you feel kinda warm"
And she looked into her crystal ball
Said "You're in love"
Not with all the girls I know
She said when the next one arrives
Looking into her eyes
Looking forward to my big surprise
The next day I discovered
That the fortune teller told me a lie
As mad as I could be
I told her I didn't see nobody
Why'd she make a fool out of me
As if it came from up above
While looking at the fortune teller
I fell in love
Well I'm married to the fortune teller
We're happy as we can be
Now I get my fortune told for free
Well I'm married to the fortune teller
We're happy as we can be
And I get my fortune told for free
Lyrics > The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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i like the who version better but i have no clue who did the original
Fortune Teller is a song written by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym Naomi Neville and first recorded by Benny Spellman (single B-side on Minit Records 644)
Cover versions exist by The Rolling Stones (on their first live album, "Got Live if You Want It! but overdubbed with screaming girls), The Hollies, The Who (on their famous Live At Leeds), The Merseybeats, Tony Jackson, the Hardtimes and many others, including more recently the October 2007 album Raising Sand, performed by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
The song was also a hit in Australia, recorded by The Throb. Rumour has it that the Australian band were played the Rolling Stones version by their studio producer before they recorded their version, to get an idea of how it should sound.