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Artist: Harlan Howard
Canonical path: /harlan-howard/i-d-rather-be-a-fool
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I'd Rather Be A Fool
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I'd Rather Be A Fool
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I'd rather be a fool and have people laugh at me than be like I am wise and lonely
Though you never played fair and at times you were cruel
I'm gettin' mighty lonely I'd rather be a fool
I don't care what they say cause I'm all right
As long as your arms just hold me tight
Everybody says I'm wise I was so smart to leave you
But I'm gettin' mighty lonely I'd rather be a fool
Yes I'm gettin' mighty lonely I'd rather be a fool
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Harlan Howard performs "I'd Rather Be A Fool", and this lyric page sits inside the Harlan Howard catalog on LyroVerse.
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