[Intro] [Verse 1] Some early morn  a fool is born    A fool is born  for aren’t we all And he believes his spoon is of gold And he believes he’ll never grow tired or old    What a lovely world is before his eyes   [Chorus] But little by little A fool grows wise [Verse 2] As time goes by   he learns to cry   He learns to cry  for don’t we all One day his dreams get caught in the rain One day he’s taught the meaning of tears and pain    Soon he learns the loveliest lips tell lies   [Chorus] And little by little A fool grows wise [Bridge] Suppose he laughs at dreams   and skies of blue And captures all the world   fools sometimes do   What good’s the world that he calls his own What good’s the world if he walks alone   [Verse 3] That’s how he learns  for what he yearns   He yearns for love  for don’t we all But love is not a frivolous waltz And when he learns to love love with all its faults    Then he knows the meaning of compromise   [Outro] So little by little A fool grows wise