Randy Newman - You Can't Fool The Fat Man

Little Criminals / 1977-04-01 1. Short People 2. You Can't Fool The Fat Man 3. Little Criminals 4. Texas Girl At The Funeral Of Her Father 5. Jolly Coppers On Parade 6. In Germany Before The War 7. Sigmund Freud's Impersonation Of Albert Einstein In America 8. Baltimore 9. I'll Be Home 10. Rider In The Rain 11. Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier) 12. Old Man On The Farm

You Can't Fool The Fat Man

Sittin' with the fat man
Tryin' to get a loan
Talkin' about horses
And the women that we've known

Spittin' on the sidewalk
Squintin' into the sun
Greetin' all the people
Smilin' at everyone

I said "Hey, listen, Fat Man
I just can't get a break
Must I pay my whole life long
For just one mistake?

"My brother's in the armed forces
My sister is in jail,
Won't you give me fifty dollars
So I can pay her bail?"

He said "You Can't Fool The Fat Man
No, you can't fool me
You're just a two-bit grifter
And that's all you'll ever be"