This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Well, she's gone, dear, gone this morning
See what a fool I've been
Oh Lord, what a fool I've been
Yes, I did too much
Didn't leave, didn't leave no letter
Didn't leave no warning (you naughty thing you)
I guess I'm all to blame, oh Lord
I guess I'm all to blame (see you later... right now you)
Take it
My little dog ain't too hungry, no, no; he just kept on barking
Viciously
Just don't seem the same, oh, no, no
It just don't seem the same (oh, see you later)
Now hit it like that
Coming on strong
Well, I got so lonely
Went and told my neighbor
She said, "mm, mm, mm, mm, mm."
Oh Lord, what a fool I've been
And she told me what to do
She said, "go home."
Well, she's gone, gone this morning
See what a fool I've been, oh Lord
What a fool I've been
See what a fool I've been
Oh Lord, what a fool I've been
Yes, I did too much
Didn't leave, didn't leave no letter
Didn't leave no warning (you naughty thing you)
I guess I'm all to blame, oh Lord
I guess I'm all to blame (see you later... right now you)
Take it
My little dog ain't too hungry, no, no; he just kept on barking
Viciously
Just don't seem the same, oh, no, no
It just don't seem the same (oh, see you later)
Now hit it like that
Coming on strong
Well, I got so lonely
Went and told my neighbor
She said, "mm, mm, mm, mm, mm."
Oh Lord, what a fool I've been
And she told me what to do
She said, "go home."
Well, she's gone, gone this morning
See what a fool I've been, oh Lord
What a fool I've been
Lyrics submitted by FreddieIsMyIdol
See What a Fool I've Been Lyrics as written by Brian May Asley Cooper
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Love this song, the vocals from Freddie and the guitar from Brian are just awesome, the songs so blues, but in a way it sounds like they're having a laugh at blues. It's real good, download it.