Big Fool Of The Year

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All the big fools in town got together
Every hopeless loving heart I know was there
We all sat around and told our own sad stories
Then they made me the big fool of the year

Oh they gave to me a little golden statue
Of the torch that I carry for you dear
They said no one else could even come close to me
And that I was the big fool of the year

I'll put mine up beside any foolish heart in town
For there's none can hold a light
To this torch I carry round
I can't say that I'm too proud of the honor

But then I guess I do deserve it dear
For to love you after all you've made me suffer
Surely makes me the big fool of the year
You have made me the big fool of the year

Big Fool Of The Year (unreleased cover)
Written byJustin Tubb
Performed byElvis Costello (1997)
Elvis Costello & The Time Jumpers (2010)

First known performance:
February 5, 1997, Monday Night Concerts With Ricky Skaggs
Last known performance:
March 1, 2010, Nashville, TN


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Recordings by other artists

Justin Tubb  1960  B-side of "Believing It Yourself"
George Jones  1962  single
 Ernest Tubb  1964 Thanks A Lot
 Hank Williams Jr.  1972 Eleven Roses

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