(written by David Ruffin)
Somewhere there should be for all the world to see,
a statue of a fool made of stone
An image of a man, who let love slip through his hand,
and then let him stand there all aloneSo build a statue, and oh, build it high
so the worlld can see,
then iscribe, the world's greatest fool
and name it after meHmmm, and there on his face, a gold tear should be placed
to honor every tear he shed
and I think it would show and everyone would know
concealed inside is a broken heartso build a statue and oh, build it high
so the world can see
then inscribe the world's greatest fool
and name it after meHmmm mmm hmmm
So build a statue and oh, build it high
so that all can see
then inscribe the world's greatest fool
and name it after me
yeah, and name it after me