Fools Paradise

[Intro ]

 
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I often think o'er 
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the life I've led 
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And I wonder 
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why  poor John ain't dead 
 

 
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  Drinkin' and gamblin', 
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stayin' out all night, 
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livin' in a fool's   paradise. 
 

 
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My, my mother told me 
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father said it right 
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Say my child, 
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son, son, you're ruining your life 
 

 
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  Drinkin' and gamblin', 
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stayin' out all night, 
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livin' in a fool's   paradise. 
 

 
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     Though I, I've learned my lesson, 
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   just like all, all fools I've had to pay 
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Yes I've, I've learned some 

things in this world 

now I'll remember 
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  till my dying day 
 

 
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My father told me, 
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mother said in cries, 
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said Johnny, Johnny,  my son, 
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you're ruining your life 
 

 
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  Drinkin' and gamblin', 
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stayin' out all night, 
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livin' in a fool's   paradise. 
 

Outro 
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Livin' in a fool's 
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Livin' in a fool's 

paradise. 

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