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Poor Little Fool Lyrics

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh...
(What poor, poor little fool, I was a fool oh yeah)

She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh...
(What poor, poor little fool, I was a fool oh yeah)

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh...
(What poor, poor little fool, I was a fool oh yeah)

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh...
(What poor, poor little fool, I was a fool oh yeah)

Well I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day when someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh...
(What poor, poor little fool, I was a fool oh yeah)

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh...
(What poor, poor little fool...)
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Submitted by
ithaca1937 On May 20, 2005
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Cover art for Poor Little Fool lyrics by Ricky Nelson

this song was written by Sharon Seeley, a close friend of Ricky Nelson - she had written it about an affair she had with one of the Everly Bros, who was married at the time - she gave it to Ricky to use, of course after he changed the gender of the lyrics - pretty simple stuff: the singer had played the game a few times and got away with it; this time, the singer got played on a separate note, Sharon had been the fiance of Eddie Cochran, rock singer and Ricky's best friend who had been killed in a car accident

 
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