Lyrics of
The Fool On The Hill

The Fool on the Hill was inspired by a spiritual experience that Paul McCartney had in India. McCartney aimed to capture the idea of a wise, observing person who, though regarded as a fool, actually discerns deep truths about life. It was written during the time when The Beatles were exploring transcendental meditation.

Day after day, alone on a hill
The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him, they can see that he's just a fool
and he never gives an answer
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round
Well on the way, his head in a cloud
The man of a thousand voices talking perfectly loud
But nobody ever hears him, or the sound he appears to make
And he never seems to notice
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round
And nobody seems to like him, they can tell what he wants to do
and he never shows his feelings
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round
oh__ oh___ round, round, round, round, round
And he never listens to them, he knows that they're the fool
they don't like him
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round