I'm just a fool for April    There's nothing more to say    Long as I can remember    She's led my heart astray    When I was green as willow    She had me ditchin' school    And even then she tricked me    I'm just an April fool       She tangles dogwood blossoms    Into her yellow hair    She uses the same perfume    The smoky mountains wear    She keeps the flame of summer    'Round her neck like a jewel    She breezes in to see me    And I'm an April fool       She entrances me and she dances me    And she flies me like a kite    And I soon forget she's only come to play    Then there comes a day when she will not stay    And I lie awake all night    Hoping next time April may       When I walked out this morning    April had up and gone    And it clear as water    She'd only led me on    And it will be next winter    Before my heels will cool    And then I will forgive her    I'm just an April fool    She knows I will forgive her    I'm just an April fool