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Don’t Let Him Fool Ya

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Nov. 8, 20191 viewer

Don’t Let Him Fool Ya Lyrics

[Intro]
One, two, three

[Verse 1]
Don't let him fool ya
I know he got a big ol' Cadillac, uh-oh
Don't let him fool ya
Pretty soon he'll have to take it back, ooh
Don't let him fool ya
I know he got some pretty fancy clothes, ooh ooh
Don't let him fool ya
Only heaven knows how much he owes, uh-oh

[Chorus]
Don't let him fool ya
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh no)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh)
Don't let him fool ya
(No, oh yeah)
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey hey
Everybody sing
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey hey

[Verse 2]
Don't let him fool ya
I went to pay a bill at city hall, uh-oh
Don't let him fool ya
And I saw his picture hanging on the wall
Don't let him fool ya
I know he said his love will always last, ooh yeah
Don't let him fool ya
But the FBI is lookin' for his ass, oh yeah, oh
[Chorus]
Don't let him fool ya
Don't let him fool ya
(No no no)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh yeah)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh oh)
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Help me sing
(Uh-oh)
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Break it on down

[Chorus/Outro]
Don't let him fool ya
(Ridin', oh yeah)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh yeah)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh)
Don't let him fool ya
(Uh-oh, uh-oh)
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh yeah)
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Ooh yeah)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh yeah)
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh no)
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh yeah...)
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh no no, no no)
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh Lord yeah)
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Ooh, ah ooh)
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Oh, don't you dare let him
Don't let him fool ya
Oh, don't let him waste your time, yeah
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh, oh)
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
(Oh, oh)
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
He got that a big ol' Cadillac
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Oh yeah, and soon he'll have to take it back, oh
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)
Don't let him fool ya
Don't let him fool ya
Don't let him fool ya
(Hey hey, hey hey)

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Genius Annotation

“Don’t Let Him Fool Ya” is an unreleased song recorded in the Summer of 1982 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with several other tracks that would re-appear over the next several years). The track focuses on bass guitar and drums, with embellishments by guitar and keyboards.

The song was released in 2019 as a track on one of the bonus discs with the deluxe edition of the 1999 album, and as a pre-single of that, three weeks prior to the album’s release.

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  1. 1.
    1999
  2. 8.
    Free
  3. 33.
    Vagina
  4. 51.
    Don’t Let Him Fool Ya
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Recorded At
Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Release Date
November 8, 2019
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