I want to tell ya, gotta tell ya, baby
And I go see her sometime
And we make love, so fine
I'm a certified fool, oh yeah yeah yeah yeah
Daddy, you're a fool to cry"
You're a fool to cry
And it makes me wonder why"
She say, "Tell me all your trouble"
I put my head on her shoulder
Come on, yeah, I'm a fool, yeah
They say, "Daddy, you're a fool to cry
And it makes me wonder why"
Certified fool for ya mama, oh yeah yeah yeah
Daddy, you're a fool to cry
You're a fool to cry
Daddy, you're a fool to cry
You know, I got a woman
She say, "Daddy you're a fool to cry
Even my friends say to me sometime
And it makes me wonder why"
You're a fool to cry
I'm a fool, baby, oh yeah yeah
You know what she say?
She say, "Daddy, you're a fool to cry
Daddy, you're a fool to cry
You know what they say
And she live in a poor part of town
She whisper in my ear so sweet
And she say, "Daddy, what's wrong?"
I'm a fool, baby, oh yeah
Yeah, she say, "Daddy, you're a fool to cry
You're a fool to cry
I make out like I don't understand them
Daddy, you're a fool to cry
And it makes me wonder why"
I'm a fool, baby, yeah
I put my daughter on my knee
She say, "Daddy, you're a fool to cry
Daddy, you're a fool to cry
You know what she say?
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