I been hoodwinked I been bamboozled I been left for dead I been plagued by refusals I been hoodwinked I been bamboozled Now you got to walk the talk For the bed you choose Don't mess with women And the name you'll lose Don't play cards with a man named Doc A handful of trouble is all you got. I been hoodwinked I been bamboozled I been left for dead I been plagued by refusals I been hoodwinked I been bamboozled Chinese checkers and half a dog It's all a sham livin' high on the hog I was a monkey for the hurdy gurdy man Now all I got is nickels and a shoeshine can I been hoodwinked I been bamboozled I been left for dead I been plagued by refusals I been hoodwinked I been bamboozled I gone honkey snickel Swearin' off women No more lines No cheap swillin' Straight and narrow Walk and talk the line Singed and burned too many times I been hoodwinked I been bamboozled I been left for dead I been plagued by refusals I been hoodwinked I been bamboozled (I was fooled) Alright Alright Alright Hoodwinked Baaaamboozled