Fool Around

The American Analog Set

Fool around
You fool around
Did an older girl get to school you now?

It's the rule around
You don't choose it now
You can turn around
And get turned around

There's a ring around
She don't keep around
She don't fool around
When she fools around

So he moves around
And gets schooled around
Cause she fools around
On a boy who never thought to fool around

Fool around
You fool around
Did a younger boy get to rule you now?

It's the rule around
You don't choose it now
You can turn around
And get turned around

There's a girl in town
And she's cooler now
So he's moving out
Out where it's cooler now

And he moves around
And gets schooled around
And he fools around
On a girl who never thought to fool around


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Fool Around Lyrics as written by Andrew Kenny

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    great song with a even better rhythm. i think its about two people (the girl older) who date and get married. the wife "fools around" and the guy leaves her.
    best analog set song ive heard

    sleepingbagon January 06, 2005   Link

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