Simple simon simple heart you met a girlie at the fair Miss your timin' simple heart when you thought that she could care Simple simon you're not smart she gave her love to someone new Simple simon simple heart oh what a lesson you guessen what to do Shame oh shame true to your name you had to tag along You didn't know it was a game couldn't tell that it was wrong Simple simon simple heart let me tell you what to do Simple simon simple heart now you'd better forget her like she forgot you [ guitar - fiddle ] Simple simon simple heart you never went to school Here's your rhymein' simple heart she forgot the golden rule Simple simon you'd be smart to be stubborn like a mule Simple simon you're the sort to be taken mistaken for a fool Shame oh shame...