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Daniel Johnston
Merry Christmas
Fool On The Hill

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Daniel Johnston

Fool On The Hill

Release date: 1st December 1988

From Merry Christmas

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About This Track

"Fool On The Hill" is a track by Daniel Johnston, from the album Merry Christmas, released 1st December 1988. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Lyrics

Fool On The Hill

Merry Christmas

Day after day

Alone on a hill

The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still

But nobody wants to know him

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Track details

From Merry Christmas

1988

Album

Merry Christmas

Daniel Johnston

Release year

1988

—Fool On The Hill

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Credits

Credited: John Lennon, Lennon-McCartney, Paul McCartney, The Beatles