Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
UB40
Performer
James Brown
Drums
Duncan Campbell
Lead Vocals
Robin Campbell
Electric Guitar
Earl Falconer
Bass Guitar
Norman Hassan
Percussion
Brian Travers
Tenor Saxophone
Laurence Parry
Trumpet
Martin Meredith
Keyboards
Tony Mullings
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Brown
Songwriter
Duncan Campbell
Songwriter
Robin Campbell
Songwriter
Earl Falconer
Songwriter
Norman Hassan
Songwriter
Brian Travers
Songwriter
Laurence Parry
Songwriter
Martin Meredith
Songwriter
Tony Mullings
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
UB40
Producer
Jamie Travers
Producer
Lyrics
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
He's worked for minimum wage
Even survived the dole
But he doesn't owe a penny
To a living soul
Poor Fool
He doesn't drive a big car
Or wear designer clothes
He tries hard to save a little
But a little soon goes
Poor Fool
Any millionaire would tell him
He should forget his foolish pride
And take the whole world for a ride
But he's a fool (Poor fool)
He's a fool (Poor fool)
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
He'd never steal from you
He wouldn't tell you a lie
Even people that don't like him
Say he's straight as a die
Poor fool
He always pays all his bills
His tax is PAYE
There's no plastic in his pocket
Only paper money
Poor fool
And the bankers they would tell him
He should forget his foolish pride
And take the whole world for a ride
But he's a fool (Poor fool)
He's a fool (Poor fool)
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
Poor Fool
Never a borrower be
He learned that way back in school
But now you can't get educated
If you don't break that rule
Poor Fool
He did his best for his boys
But they're so different to him
They already owe a fortune
And they're not yet men
Poor fool
And Mistra know it all would tell him
He should forget his foolish pride
And take the whole world for a ride
But he's a fool (Poor fool)
He's a fool (Poor fool)
Poor Fool
Any millionaire would tell him
He's a fool (Poor fool)
And the bankers they would tell him
He's a fool (Poor fool)
And Mistra know it all would tell him
He's a fool (Poor fool)
He's a fool
He's a fool
He's a fool (Poor fool)
He's a fool
He's a fool
He's a fool (Poor fool)
He's a fool
He's a fool
He's a fool (Poor fool)
He's a fool
He's a fool
He's a fool (Poor fool)
He's a fool
He's a fool
Writer(s): Ub40
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