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AS IWRITE THIS LETTER
TO YOU DARLING
I CAN'T HOLD THE
TEARDROPSFROM

MY EYES l
FORAT SUNDOWN IWILL
LAYA DYING

AT THE DOOR OF
THE FOOL'S PARADISE
RODE INTO THIS CATTLE
TOWN THIS MORNING
LEFT MY BEARER TO CHECK
THE MARKET PRICE
AND I WALKED INTO
THE NEAREST BARROOM
THEY CALL IT
THE FOOL'S PARADISE
AND I WALKED INTO
THE NEAREST BARROOM
THEY CALL IT
THE FOOL'S PARADISE
THERE THE CROWD
WAS GAY
AND GIRLS WERE DANCING
AND THE MEN WERE PLAYING
CARDS AND DICE
SO I STEPPED UP TO
THE BAR TO JOIN THEM
WHAT A GRAND PLACE
THIS FOOL'S PARADISE
IT WAS THEN I SHOWED TO
THEM YOUR PICTURE
IPASSED IT AROUND

ONCE ORTWICE
THEN A MAN INSULTED
YOUR SWEET HONOR
AT THE BAR OF
THE FOOL'S PARADISE
(SPOKEN)

SO I SLAPPED HIS FACE
AND I TOLD HIM
BUT I'LL BE GLAD
TO MEET YOU IN THE
STREET AT SUNDOWN
AT SUNDOWN IN FRONT OF
THE FOOL'S PARADISE
(SUNG)

SO GOODBYE MY DARLING
MAY GOD BLESS YOU
I GO TO MAKE
THIS SACRIFICE
AND IF EVER YOU
VISIT OLD DODGE CITY
REMEMBER THE
FOOL'S PARADISE

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Fools Paradise
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Title
Fools Paradise
Artist
Jim Reeves
Brand
Silver Saddle Karaoke
(3 Other Versions)
Code
SSK018-02
Genres
christian country, country