When I was a young man, just gotten out   I didn't know what this world was all about   I was lied to, I was cheated, I played all kinds of fools   It didn't take me long to learn the rules      Fool me once, shame on you   Fool me twice, shame on me   Fool me once, shame on you   Fool me twice, shame on me      Lady swore she loved me, loved through and through   And then my pal said, she said she loved him, too   And the milkman and the postman and in a dream   I saw her with the local football team      Fool me once, shame on you   Fool me twice, shame on me      Fool me once, do me bad as you can do   Shame on you, shame on you   Fool me twice, I'll be as mad as I can be   Shame on me, shame on me      Banker took my money bought him a stake   The banker swore that one day we'd both feel great   Then the 80's turned to the 90's and my money can't be found   Banker's on a long trip out of town      Fool me once, do me bad as you can do   Shame on you, shame on you   Fool me twice, I'll be as mad as I can be   Shame on me, shame on me      Fool me once, do me bad as you can do   Shame on you, shame on you   Fool me twice, I'll be as mad as I can be   Shame on me, shame on me      Fool me once, do me bad as you can do   Shame on you, shame on you   Fool me twice, I'll be as mad as I can be   Shame on me, shame on me