63. Foolin’ Myself (1937)

lyrics: Jack Lawrence

music: Peter Tinturin

I tell myself I’m through with love
And I’ll having nothing more to do with love
I stay away but every day
I’m just foolin’ myself

I tell my friends that I don’t care
I shrug my shoulders at the whole affair
But they all know it isn’t so
I’m just foolin’ myself

And every time I pass
And see my face in a looking glass
I tip my hat and say
How do you do you fool
You’re throwing your life away

I’m acting gay I’m acting proud
And every time I see you in a crowd
I may pretend but in the end
I’m just foolin’ myself

 

2nd version

I tell myself I’m through with love
And I’ll having nothing more to do with love
I stay away but every day
I’m just foolin’ myself

I tell my friends that I don’t care
I shrug my shoulders at the whole affair
But they all know it isn’t so
I’m just foolin’ myself

And every time I pass
And see his face in the looking glass
I tip my hat and say
How do you do you fool
You’re throwing your life away

I may seem proud
I may acting gay
But every time I see you in a crowd
I just wanna shout out love
I’m just foolin’ myself

And every time I pass
And see myself in the looking glass
I tip my hat and say
How do you do you fool
You’re throwing your youth away

I may seem proud
I may acting gay
But every time I see you in a crowd
I just wanna shout out love
I’m foolin’ myself
And I mean it
Just fooling myself