I'm a cool ol' fool and I don't care who knows it A cool ol' fool, been cool since I was born My ex-wife said, "Why can't you be serious?" So I went out and had my left ear pierced I'm a cool ol' fool and I'll be cool from now on No one tells me how to live my life twice I work and play in my own way I give but never take advice I'm a cool ol' fool, a contented divorcee A cool ol' fool, got a sunshine happy home I've got a son and he's fourteen He's doing a good job raising me I'm a cool ol' fool and I'll be cool from now on I'm a cool ol' fool, now would you please excuse me A cool ol' fool, got a lady on the phone Hello, baby, sure it's me Who else could say "hello" that way? I'm a cool ol' fool and I'll be cool from now on They call me Mr. Personality, yodel-ay-ee How I ever got this cool It's still a downtown mystery I'm a cool ol' fool, find my own way to town A cool ol' fool, the women bring me home Doing things like someone else Is something I can't do myself I'm a cool ol' fool and I'll be cool from now on I'm a cool ol' fool and I'll be cool from now on