WHAT KIND OF FOOL

(Albhy Galuten / Barry Gibb (m & l) )

As sung by Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (duet) 1980 "Guilty" 

[Streisand and Gibb]
There was a time when we were down and out
There was a place when we were starting over
We let the bough break
We let the heartache in
Who's sorry now.

[Streisand]
There was a world when we were standing still
And for a moment we were separated
And then you found her
You let the stranger in
Who's sorry now. Who's sorry now.

[Streisand]
What, what kind of fool
Tears it apart
Leaving me pain and sorrow.

[Gibb]
Losin' you now
Wonderin' why
Where will I be tomorrow.

[Chorus]
Forever then, that what we are to be
Without each other,
We'll be rememberin' when.

[Streisand and Gibb and Chorus]
There was a time when we were down and out (We cried)
There was a place when we were starting over (We lied)
We let the bough break
We let the heartache in
Who's sorry now. Who's sorry now.

What, what kind of fool (What kind of fool)
Tears it apart (Tears it a apart)
Leaving me pain and sorrow.

Oh, losin' you now, how can I win
Where will I be tomorrow.

Was there a moment when I cut you down (No)
Played around
What have I done
I only apologize.

For being as they say, the last to know
It has to show when someone is in your eyes.

What, what kind of fool, tears it apart
Leaving me pain and sorrow
Losing you now, wondering why
Where will I be tomorrow.

What, what kind of fool
Tears it apart, leavin' me pain and sorrow
Losin' you now (Losing you now)
How can I win (How can I win)
Where will I be tomorrow...

(fade)

Notes: The cowriter here, Barry Gibb was one of 
the Bee Gees, a British pop music group. The 3 
brothers (Barry, Maurice and Robin) hailed from 
The Isle of Man and lived in the British Isles 
until the 1950s. Only one of the original Bee Gees 
lives on today (Barry). Their astounding run of 
56 years (as of 2013) writing, producing and singing 
their own pop music creations, have resulted in sales 
of over 220 million units.

Albhy Galuten, a cowriter here and an American 
multi-talented record producer et al, was noted for 
creating the first commercial drum loop. He used it in 
one of the Bee Gees more popular disco productions in 1977, 
(Stayin' Alive).

Barbra Streisand is an American singer song writer who 
also acts, produces and directs films. She has won a 
host of entertainment awards too numerous to mention.

Interestingly, it is generally held that the early reference 
to the group as the 'BGs' did not refer to the brothers per 
se but to an initial Australian promoter and Barry Gibb who 
both had the same initials. This was expanded later to the 
Bee Gees.






(Transcribed by David Story - March 2014)