“Caravan of Fools”
by John Prine
Live on Tiny Desk Concerts (from NPR’s All Songs Considered)
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[Verse]
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The dark and distant drumming
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The pounding of the hooves
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The silence of everything that moves
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Late at night you’ll see them
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Decked out in shiny jewels
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The coming of the caravan of fools
[Verse]
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Like the wings of a dove
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The waiter's white glove
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Seems to shimmer by the light of the pool
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Some dull blinding winter
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When you can't help but lose
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You're running with the caravan of fools
[Chorus]
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The caravan of fools
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The caravan of fools
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You’re running with the caravan of fools
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[Verse]
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Love and devotion
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Deep as any ocean
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Don't play by anybody's rules
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With your carousel of horses
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And your unforeseen forces
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You're running with the caravan of fools
[Chorus]
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The caravan of fools
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The caravan of fools
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You’re running with the caravan of fools
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