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My Foolish Heart

from In Praise of Crows (2021) by Bob Leslie

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A famous and instantly recognisable folksinger of my acquaintance, whose name and face escape me, told me that all singers should have a daft song with a ridiculously easy to sing chorus in their repertoire in case the audience needed waking up. So I wrote one. He was right, by the way.

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Had a woman way back when
And she was fine to see
Held me tight throughout the night
And made a man of me
But I was young, balked at the fence
I’m older now and I’ve got more sense
But now she’s gone
My foolish heart

Suzie wasn’t built for speed
She just went in and out
Like JayLo and Beyoncé
She shook it all about
She wanted more than I could give
I lost twenty pounds and the will to live
But, oh, those fond memories,
My foolish heart

Carolina, tell me true
Why won’t you let me in
I give you all my money and
You throw it to the winds
You break my heart and run around
You’ve done the deed with half the town
But I still love you, oh,
My foolish heart

Now, I know that there’s women –
And more than one or two – who if this
Song makes me a million
Will form up in a queue
Now, I don’t care what their motives are
I’m too old to be particular
Come on, Baby, drive my car
Oh, my foolish heart

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from In Praise of Crows (2021), released March 15, 2021

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