Foolish Pride lyrics

[Lyrics -- verse 1]

Dwelt a spinster

Nigh to a bachelor ...

In between lived, "Foolish Pride"

Long his beard,

And grey her tresses,

Knowing not what happiness is.

Thus they lived there,

Side-by-side

[Lyrics -- verse 2]

Once, when young,

They vowed love perpetual ...

In between came "Foolish Pride"

Long forgot--

The real abuses --

"Foolish Pride", its own excuse is.

So they lived on,

Side-by-side.

[whistling, then a soliloquy]

"How many times has that happened to you?"

"Where were you?"

"Well where d'ya think?"

"Don't think, I know!"

"Then why ask?"

"Oh, then so ya admit it!"

"I don't admit Nuthin'!"

"Well, Ellie Mae saw ya!"

"You'd take her word against mine???"

"G'wan, deny it."

"Ya don't trust me???"

"Well, then why di'n'tcha tell me?"

"Wou'n't tell ya now for love nor money."

"Ohhh ... so now ya don't love me!"

"Well, that's the way it starts ...

first yer talkin' face-ta-face ...

then she turns away,

then you turn away ...

pretty soon, yer talkin' back-ta-back.

Then she walks away.

Then YOU walk away.

She turns around, and yer GONE.

YOU turn around, and SHE'S gone.

So you stand there ... Alone ...

with that "Foolish Pride"

while the mist settles down between ya,

each waiting on t'other to come back ..."

[Lyrics -- verse 3]

In the churchyard

Now they are laid to rest

Buried with them, "Foolish Pride"

Lonely graves

And granite headed ...

Graven only, "Died Unwedded".

So they lie there,

Side-by-side.

• Artist:Robert Mitchum