Fool's Paradise Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
Fool's Paradise
Recorded by Jim Reeves
Written by Johnny Bond
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As I write this letter to you
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darlin'
I can't
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hold the teardrops from my
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eyes
For at sundown
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I will lay a-
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dyin'
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door of the Fool's Para
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Rode into this cattle town this
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mornin'
Left my
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herd to check the market
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price
And I walked into
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the nearest
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barroom
They
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call it the Fool's Para
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There the crowd was gay and girls were
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dancin'
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men were playin' cards and
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dice
So I stepped up
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to the bar to join
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them
What a
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grand place this Fool's Para
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It was
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then I showed to them your
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picture
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Em
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passed it around once or
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twice
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Then a
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man insulted your sweet
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honor
At the
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bar of the Fool's Para
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Spoken:
So I slapped his face and I told him
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said you eat 'em words mister or
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draw that's my advice
And he
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said well somebody might get hurt inside
But I'll be glad to meet you in the street at
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sundown
At
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sundown in front of the Fool's Para
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So goodbye my darlin' may God
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bless
you
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will go to make this sacri
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fice
And if ever you
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visit old Dodge
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City
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member the Fool's Para
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Fool's Paradise?
- The song Fool's Paradise was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
