I went to my girl and I said betty lou I hear you've been playin' round
With someone new she looked at me with a gleam in her eye she said "why
Shouldn't I?" Oh what a fake out oooh yeah what a fake out mmhmm yeah what
A fake out oooh yeah a fake out I said "betty lou you make me feel so sad
You sit there laughing while I'm steaming mad" she looked at me with eyes
So cruel she said "man, play it cool" oh what a fake out oooh yeah what a
Fake out mmhmm yeah what a fake out oooh yeah a fake out now I let her go
And I know I did right she'll find another date before tonight he'll call
Her on the phone and say his love is true and she'll say "good for you"oh
What a fake out oooh yeah what a fake out mmhmm yeah what a fake out oooh
Yeah a fake out now she found a guy who could play the part he took all her
Loving and then he broke her heart she called my on the phone she was
Feeling so sad and I said "that's too bad"oh what a fake out oooh yeah what
A fake out mmhmm yeah what a fake out oooh yeah a fake out mmhmm yeah what
A gake out oooh yeah a fake out