Fool Me Once
by 
Will Jennings 
Joe Sample 
recording of 1992 
from 
There Is Always One More Time (MCA MCAD-10295) 
When I was a young man 
Just gotten out 
I didn't know 
What this world was all about 
I was lied to, I was cheated 
I played all kinds of fools 
It didn't take me long 
To learn the rules 
Fool me once, shame on you 
Fool me twice, shame on me 
Fool me once, shame on you 
Fool me twice, shame on me 
Lady swore she loved me 
Loved through and through 
And then my pal said 
She said she loved him, too 
And the milkman and the postman 
And in a dream 
I saw her with the local 
Football team 
Fool me once, shame on you 
Fool me twice, shame on me 
Fool me once 
Do me as bad as you can do 
Shame on you 
Shame on you 
Fool me twice 
I'll be as mad as I can be 
Shame on me 
Shame on me 
Banker took my money 
Bought him a stake 
The banker swore that one day 
We'd both feel great 
Then the 80's turned to the 90's 
And my money can't be found 
Banker's on a long trip 
Out of town 
Fool me once 
Do me as bad as you can do 
Shame on you 
Shame on you 
Fool me twice 
I'll be as mad as I can be 
Shame on me 
Shame on me