FOOL'S GOLD

by Ellen Pepper 

 

"I can give you 5 bucks for it.
It's not real gold."

"But it was my wedding ring.,"

"Are you still married?"

"No. Not since he ran away."

"Well, then...
that means that all you have here...
 is a lump of fool's gold."


Chorus
Fool's gold, fool's gold.
Annabella's wedding,
Her marriage,
Her life.
Fool's Gold.

Her momma told her that he wouldn't stay.
That she was a fool to take his gold.
Her poppa told her she was a fool to trust him.
But then Robbie betrothed to her...
 with a gold-plated ring.
Fool's Gold.

The wedding gown,
The wedding slippers,
The wedding ring...
all worth nothing
at the pawnshop.

Chorus
Fool's gold, fool's gold.
Annabella's wedding,
Her marriage,
Her life.
Fool's Gold.

 ©Ellen Pepper 2023